tacking

Loose temporary stitches in dressmaking etc.

Noun

  1. Loose temporary stitches in dressmaking etc.
  2. The act of changing tack.
  3. A union of securities given at different times, all of which must be redeemed before an intermediate purchaser can interpose a claim.
    • The English doctrine of tacking was first solemnly established in Marsh v . Lee , under the assistance of Sir Matthew Hale , who compared the operation to a plank in shipwreck gained by the last mortgagee - 1826, James...
  4. The joining together of consecutive periods of possession of property, especially between squatters in cases of adverse possession.

Forms

tackings

Verb

  1. present participle and gerund of tack