3. In parliamentary usage, to add (a supplement) to a bill; to append; — often with on or to. Macaulay.
4. (Naut.)
Defn: To change the direction of (a vessel) when sailing closehauled, by putting the helm alee and shifting the tacks and sails so that she will proceed to windward nearly at right angles to her former course.
Note: In tacking, a vessel is brought to point at first directly to windward, and then so that the wind will blow against the other side.
TACK
Tack, v. i. (Naut.)
Defn: To change the direction of a vessel by shifting the position of the helm and sails; also (as said of a vessel), to have her direction changed through the shifting of the helm and sails. See Tack, v. t., 4. Monk, . . . when he wanted his ship to tack to larboard, moved the mirth of his crew by calling out, "Wheel to the left." Macaulay.
TACKER
Tack"er, n.
Defn: One who tacks.
TACKET
Tack"et, n. Etym: [Dim. of tack a small nail.]
Defn: A small, broad-headed nail. [Scot.] Jamieson.