An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language / in which the words are explained in their different senses, authorized by the names of the writers by whom they are used, or the titles of the works in which they occur, and deduced from their originals

by John Jamieson

Isl. tek-ia, captura.

Monroe.

TACK, TAKKE, TACKE, s.
1. A lease, S.
Acts Ja. II.
2. Possession for a time, S.

Tacksman, s.
1. One who holds a lease, S.
Erskine.
2. In the Highlands, a tenant of the higher class.
Stat. Acc.

TACKET, s. A nail for the shoe, S.; E. tack, id.
Morison.

TACKIT. Tongue-tackit, adj. Having the tip of the tongue fastened by a small film, S.
2. Tongue-tied, S.

TAE, s.
1. The toe, S. A. Bor.
2. Prong of a fork, &c. S.

TAFFIL, TAIFLE, s. A table, S. B.

Germ. tafel, tabula cujuscunque generis.

Spalding.