tacking
Verb
  1. present participle of tack#English|tack
Noun

tacking

  1. (sewing) Loose temporary stitches in dressmaking etc.
  2. (nautical) The act of changing tack.
  3. (legal) A union of securities given at different times, all of which must be redeemed before an intermediate purchaser can interpose a claim.
  4. (legal) The joining together of consecutive periods of possession of property, especially between squatters in cases of adverse possession.



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