From en.wiktionary.org:
** English
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*** Noun
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1. [en] Loose temporary stitch es in dressmaking etc.
2. [en] The act of changing tack .
3. [en] A union of securities given at different times, all of which must be redeem ed before an intermediate purchaser can interpose a claim .
4. * {{ quote-text | en | year=1826 | author=w:James Kent | title=w:Commentaries on American Law
|passage=The English doctrine of TACKING was first solemnly established in
Marsh v . Lee , under the assistance of Sir Matthew Hale , who compared the
operation to a plank in shipwreck gained by the last mortgagee}}
1. [en] The joining together of consecutive periods of possession of property , especially between squatter s in cases of adverse possession .
**** Translations
[loose, temporary stitches]
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[act of changing tack]
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