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toastrack

toastrack

7.8
A rack with slots that holds slices of toast upright
  • noun
  • /ˈtoʊəstræk/
: soporte para tostadas
  • The silver toastrack held six perfect slices on the breakfast table.

Examples

  • She bought a vintage toastrack at the antique market for her kitchen.

  • Please put the hot toast in the toastrack so it doesn't get soggy.

  • Please pass me the toastrack.

  • The toastrack is on the dining table.

  • The silver toastrack held six perfect slices on the breakfast table.

  • She bought a vintage toastrack at the antique market for her kitchen.

  • Please put the hot toast in the toastrack so it doesn't get soggy.

Surface Forms

toastrack singular
toastracks plural

Morphology

toastrack = toast + rack (transparent) = toast + rack

The meaning is directly the combined meanings of 'toast' and 'rack'—a rack designed to hold toast.

Etymology

Toastrack comes from the simple parts toast and rack, meaning a 'rack' for 'toast'. People long ago used small metal racks to stand slices upright so they stayed crisp, so a toastrack is a little rack that holds your toast upright at the table.