Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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TACK, n.3, v.2 [tɑk]
I. n. The sound of a smart stroke, a tap, crack.Sc. 1821 Scott Kenilworth x.:
Now, hush and listen, . . . you will soon hear the tack of a hammer.
II. v. To tick, as a clock.wm.Sc. 1950 M. Hamilton Bull's Penny i.:
The wag-at-the-wa' was tacking yet and in the fire the peat was fuffing.
