TACKING
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Scrabble
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WWF
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Definition
verb
- To nail with a tack (small nail with a flat head).
- To sew/stich with a tack (loose seam used to temporarily fasten pieces of cloth).
- 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.
- To add something as an extra item.“to tack (something) onto (something)”
- Often paired with "up", to place the tack on a horse.
noun
- Loose temporary stitches in dressmaking etc.
- The act of changing tack.
- A union of securities given at different times, all of which must be redeemed before an intermediate purchaser can interpose a claim.
- The joining together of consecutive periods of possession of property, especially between squatters in cases of adverse possession.
Source: Wiktionary
Hooks
Front hooks: S-TACKING
