racking
n.— «Police point out that spray paint used in vandalism is usually shoplifted from stores, a practice known as “racking.”» —“Salem eyes spray-paint ban; new law would stop kids from buying cans” by Chris Cassidy Salem News (Beverly, Massachusetts) Apr. 15, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
Spredge is a portmanteau word, a blend of sprayed and edge, and refers to decorative spraying of the edges of book pages, a trend in book design. These are historically similar to fore-edge paintings. This is part of a complete episode.
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