3. The straps and fixures adjusted to an animal, by which he draws a
carriage, or the like; harness.
Tacks"man (?), n.; pl. Tacksmen (&?;). (Scots Law) One who holds a tack
or lease from another; a tenant, or lessee. Sir W. Scott.
The tacksmen, who formed what may be called the "peerage" of the little
community, must be the captains.
Macaulay.
Tack"y (?), a. [Cf. Techy, Tack a spot.] Sticky; adhesive; raw; — said
of paint, varnish, etc., when not well dried. [U. S.]
Ta*con"ic (?), a. (Geol.) Designating, or pertaining to, the series of
rocks forming the Taconic mountains in Western New England. They were
once supposed to be older than the Cambrian, but later proved to belong
to the Lower Silurian and Cambrian.
Tact (?), n. [L. tactus a touching, touch, fr. tangere, tactum, to
touch: cf. F. tact. See Tangent.] 1. The sense of touch; feeling.
Did you suppose that I could not make myself sensible to tact as well
as sight?
Southey.
Now, sight is a very refined tact.
J. Le Conte.