2. Instruments of action; as, fishing tackling. Walton.
3. The straps and fixures adjusted to an animal, by which he draws a carriage, or the like; harness.
TACKSMAN
Tacks"man, n.; pl. Tacksmen (. (Scots Law)
Defn: One who holds a tack or lease from another; a tenant, or
lessee. Sir W. Scott.
The tacksmen, who formed what may be called the "peerage" of the
little community, must be the captains. Macaulay.
TACKY
Tack"y, a. Etym: [Cf. Techy, Tack a spot.]
Defn: Sticky; adhesive; raw; — said of paint, varnish, etc., when not well dried. [U. S.]
TACONIC
Ta*con"ic, a. (Geol.)
Defn: Designating, or pertaining to, the series of rocks forming the
Taconic mountains in Western New England. They were once supposed to
be older than the Cambrian, but later proved to belong to the Lower
Silurian and Cambrian.
TACT Tact, n. Etym: [L. tactus a touching, touch, fr. tangere, tactum, to touch: cf. F. tact. See Tangent.]
1. The sense of touch; feeling.
Did you suppose that I could not make myself sensible to tact as well
as sight Southey.
Now, sight is a very refined tact. J. Le Conte.