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tacket

[ tak-it ]

noun

, British Dialect.
  1. a nail or tack, especially a hobnail.


tacket

/ ˈtækɪt /

noun

  1. dialect.
    a nail, esp a hobnail
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈtackety, adjective
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Other Words From

  • tacket·ed adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tacket1

First recorded in 1275–1325, tacket is from the Middle English word taket. See tack 1, -et
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tacket1

C14: from tack 1
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Example Sentences

Not hearing very well, the sergeant cried in return: "I dinna care a tacket what it is—pit it oot!"

But it was a treat to see how patiently poor Tacket bore his illness.

And forbye that, there was a wee bit mud on the floor and a tacket mark in that!

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