bar tack

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a close series of stitches crossing a piece of cloth, as in an article of clothing, in order to reinforce it at a point of concentrated strain.

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First recorded in 1950–55

bar-tack

[ bahr-tak ]

/ ˈbɑrˌtæk /

to sew or reinforce with bar tack.

First recorded in 1950–55

Pulling oil from the tar sands is costly, even more so when you tack transportation costs on top.
Fact-Checking the Sunday Shows: Jan. 4|PunditFact.com|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
I took out my knife, my Ka-Bar, and knocked his teeth out, but they fell into his throat.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile|Robert Ward|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
You might work on the same groove for five hours nonstop, some three-bar thing over and over.
Speed Read: The Juiciest Bits From the History of ‘Purple Rain’|Jennie Yabroff|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The bar also claims that it hosted the first-ever poetry slam 28 years ago.
The Bars That Made America Great|Nina Strochlic|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST

A sepia photo shows him as a young boy, head in his hands, with a large book open at a bar table.
The Bars That Made America Great|Nina Strochlic|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But you will find most colleges and most college societies bar religious instruction and discussion.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
The stratagem worked, because the ships went about from one tack to the other without being seen by the Dutch.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
Ogden Hoffman, a distinguished member of the New York bar, died, aged 62.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
Whereas Lessard had acted the martinet with MacRae, he took another tack and became the very essence of affability toward me.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
The mosquito bar was drawn over her; the old woman had come in while she slept and let down the bar.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin