tacking
About 0.28 uses per million words.
Meaning
- verb present participle and gerund of tack
- noun Loose temporary stitches in dressmaking etc.
- noun The act of changing tack.
- noun A union of securities given at different times, all of which must be redeemed before an intermediate purchaser can interpose a claim.
- noun The joining together of consecutive periods of possession of property, especially between squatters in cases of adverse possession.
Similar words
baste basting bar tack tucking bartack tentering binding barring toggle tailorage
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