tacking

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. present participle and gerund of tack
noun
  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.

Word forms

tacking tackings
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