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Meaning of tacking

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

tacking

verb

Definitions

  1. To nail with a tack (small nail with a flat head).

  2. To sew/stich with a tack (loose seam used to temporarily fasten pieces of cloth).

  3. To maneuver a sailing vessel so that its bow turns through the wind, i.e. the wind changes from one side of the vessel to the other.

  4. To add something as an extra item.

    Example: to tack (something) onto (something)

noun

Definitions

  1. Loose temporary stitches in dressmaking etc.

  2. The act of changing tack.

  3. A union of securities given at different times, all of which must be redeemed before an intermediate purchaser can interpose a claim.

  4. The joining together of consecutive periods of possession of property, especially between squatters in cases of adverse possession.