Tack Definition
- take a straight course
- hold a course
- straighten
- untack
- unfasten
- separate
- detach
Origin of Tack
Middle English tak fastener from Old North French taque probably of Germanic origin
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From an old or dialectal form of French tache. See techy.
From Wiktionary
Short for tackle
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Origin unknown
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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