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tack2

Pronunciation: /tak/
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Definition of tack

noun

[mass noun]
  • equipment used in horse riding, including the saddle and bridle.

Origin:

late 18th century (originally dialect in the general sense 'apparatus, equipment'): contraction of tackle. The current sense dates from the 1920s

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