(Britain) The exploitation of tenants of slum properties by unscrupulous landlords

plural of rachis

(obsolete, zoology, anatomy) The spinal column, or the vertebrae of the spine. / (zoology) An anatomical shaft or axis in a marine invertebrate. / (ornithology) The central shaft of a feather.

plural of Rachmanism

plural of rachis

(surgery) The surgical procedure of cutting, or making an incision in a vertebra.

plural of rachiometer

plural of rachet

Archaic form of ratchet.

plural of rachilla