"tacksman" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈtaksmən/ [UK] Forms: tacksmen [plural]
Etymology: From tack + -s- + -man. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|tack|-s-|-man}} tack + -s- + -man Head templates: {{en-noun|tacksmen}} tacksman (plural tacksmen)
  1. (Scotland) A person who holds a tack from another; a tenant. Tags: Scotland
    Sense id: en-tacksman-en-noun-~GijYhQM Categories (other): Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms interfixed with -s-, English terms suffixed with -man, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

Forms: tacksmen [plural]
Etymology: See taxman. Head templates: {{en-noun|tacksmen}} tacksman (plural tacksmen)
  1. Obsolete spelling of taxman. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: taxman
    Sense id: en-tacksman-en-noun--3E-7M7F
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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