• Tacksman

    Pronunciation

    • UK IPA: /ˈtaksmÉ™n/

    Origin 1

    tack’s + man

    Full definition of tacksman

    Noun

    tacksman

    (plural tacksmen)
    1. (Scotland) A person who holds a tack from another; a tenant.
      • 2009, 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.

    Origin 2

    See taxman.

    Noun

    tacksman

    (plural tacksmen)
    1. Obsolete spelling of taxman
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