tacking

1. (sewing) Loose temporary stitches in dressmaking etc.countableuncountable

2. (nautical) The act of changing tack.countableuncountable

3. (law) A union of securities given at different times, all of which must be redeemed before an intermediate purchaser can interpose a claim.Examples: "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"countableuncountable

4. (law) The joining together of consecutive periods of possession of property, especially between squatters in cases of adverse possession.countableuncountable