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51Tack — food; fare: hard tack …
52tack — I Australian Slang food; fare: hard tack II Jamaican Slang Glossary Bullet. III Yorkshire Dialect Piece work IV Rasta Dictionary bullet V North Country (Newcastle) Words to take VI …
53tack — n 1. squalor, shabbiness, seediness, bad taste. A back formation from the earlier Americanism, tacky. Tackiness is an alternative noun form. (Very often tacki ness refers to the quality, tack to the evidence thereof.) 2. British cannabis. A term… …
54tack — tæk n. short pointed nail with a broad flat head; zigzag course of a ship sailing against the wind; sewing stitch used to temporarily fasten cloth together; riding gear (Equestrian); course of action v. affix with a tack; append, add as an… …
55tack — I. v. a. 1. Fasten (slightly), attach, append, affix, tag. 2. Nail (with tacks). 3. (Naut.) Put about, change the course of. II. v. n. (Naut.) Go about, tack ship. III …
56tack — 1. noun tacks held the carpet down Syn: pin, nail, staple, rivet 2. verb a photo tacked to the wall Syn: pin, nail, staple, fix, fasten, attach, secure Phrases …
57tack-on — /ˈtæk ɒn/ (say tak on) adjective added as an afterthought: a tack on job …
58tack — I s ( et el. en, tack) II interj …
59tack — 1. Small nail. Kui kākia. To tack, kākia. 2. Nautical. Pūnini …
60Tack (sailing) — Tack is a term used in sailing that has different meanings in different contexts. ailThe tack is the lower corner of the sail s leading edge. On a sloop rigged sailboat, the mainsail tack is connected to the mast and the boom at the gooseneck. On …