tacked

tacked
said of a fishing-net caught in the bottom of a river (English dialect)

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  • tacked — adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑tack …   Useful english dictionary

  • tacked-on — tackedˈ on adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑tack …   Useful english dictionary

  • Tacked — Tack Tack, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tacked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tacking}.] [Cf. OD. tacken to touch, take, seize, fix, akin to E. take. See {Tack} a small nail.] 1. To fasten or attach. In hopes of getting some commendam tacked to their sees. Swift.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • tacked — tact …   American English homophones

  • tacked — tæk n. short pointed nail with a broad flat head; zigzag course of a ship sailing against the wind; sewing stitch used to temporarily fasten cloth together; riding gear (Equestrian); course of action v. affix with a tack; append, add as an… …   English contemporary dictionary

  • tacked — tact …   English homophone dictionary

  • be tacked together — index cohere (adhere) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • tongue-tacked — tongueˈ tacked adjective Tongue tied • • • Main Entry: ↑tongue …   Useful english dictionary

  • tin-tacked — n British dismissed from one s job. An item of rhyming slang based on the colloquial term sacked …   Contemporary slang

  • tact — tacked …   American English homophones

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