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tacksman Jan 6th 2012, 21:49 Etymology 2: +period ← Older revision Revision as of 21:49, 6 January 2012 (One intermediate revision by one user not shown) Line 1: Line 1: ==English== ==English== − ===Etymology===   − From {{term|tack}}{{term|'s}} + {{term|man}}.   − ===Pronunciation=== + ===Etymology 1=== − *{{a|UK}} {{IPA|/ˈtaksmən/}} + {{term|tack|lang=en}}{{term|'s|'s|lang=en}} + {{term|man|lang=en}} − ===Noun=== + ====Pronunciation====   + * {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/ˈtaksmən/}}   +   + ====Noun==== {{en-noun|tacksmen}} {{en-noun|tacksmen}} # {{Scotland}} A person who holds a [[tack]] from another; a [[tenant]]. # {{Scotland}} A person who holds a [[tack]] from another; a [[tenant]]. − #*'''2009''', {{w|John Sadler (historian)|John Sadler}}, ''Glencoe'', Amberley 2009, p. 13: + #* '''2009''', {{w|John Sadler (historian)|John Sadler}}, ''Glencoe'', Amberley 2009, p. 13: − #*:MacLeod from Dunvegan, his '''tacksmen''' big with vengeance, caught up with the raiders by Ardmore Bay, and none of the MacDonalds was spared. + #*: MacLeod from Dunvegan, his '''tacksmen''' big with vengeance, caught up with the raiders by Ardmore Bay, and none of the MacDonalds was spared.   +   + ===Etymology 2===   + See {{term|taxman|lang=en}}.   +   + ====Noun====   + {{en-noun|tacksmen}}   +   + # {{obsolete spelling of|taxman}} [[te:tacksman]] [[te:tacksman]]

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