tacket

American  

[tak-it] / ˈtæk ɪt /

noun

British Dialect.

1. a nail or tack, especially a hobnail.

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tacket British  

/ ˈtækɪt /

noun

1. dialect a nail, esp a hobnail

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Other Word Forms

• tacketed adjective
• tackety adjective

Etymology

Origin of tacket

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

Example Sentences

Throw by that walloping surtout— On wi' my auld red jacket— Haul aff thae gripless Wellingtons For yon shoon wi' mony a tacket.

From Poems on Golf by Society, Edinburgh Burgess Golfing

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

From Simon by Clouston, J. Storer (Joseph Storer)