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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Rack-rent \Rack"-rent`\ (r[a^]k"r[e^]nt`), n. A rent of the full annual value of the tenement, or near it; an excessive or unreasonably high rent. --Blackstone. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Rack-rent \Rack"-rent`\, v. t. To subject to rack-rent, as a farm or tenant. [1913 Webster]