TACKEY
Tack"ey, a. & n.
Defn: See Tacky.
TACKING
Tack"ing, n. (Law)
Defn: A union of securities given at different times, all of which must be redeemed before an intermediate purchaser can interpose his claim. Bouvier.
Note: The doctrine of tacking is not recognized in American law.
Kent.
TACKLE Tac"kle (; sometimes improperly pronounced , especially by seamen), n. Etym: [OE. takel, akin to LG. & D. takel, Dan. takkel, Sw. tackel; perhaps akin to E. taw, v.t., or to take.]
1. Apparatus for raising or lowering heavy weights, consisting of a rope and pulley blocks; sometimes, the rope and attachments, as distinct from the block.
2. Any instruments of action; an apparatus by which an object is moved or operated; gear; as, fishing tackle, hunting tackle; formerly, specifically, weapons. "She to her tackle fell." Hudibras.
Note: In Chaucer, it denotes usually an arrow or arrows.
3. (Naut.)