Read full poem →In spiral roads, by long detours,
(As a much-tacking ship upon the sea,)
For it, the partial to the permanent flowing,
Dictionary Entry
To nail with a tack (small nail with a flat head).
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Common Phrases
. tacking
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Poetry examples for “tacking”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.