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tacksman

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tacksman [ˈtæksmən]
n pl -men
a leaseholder, esp a tenant in the Highlands who sublets
[from tack4]


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This doocot has an unusual feature as there is a weather vane on the top depicting Crawford Ross who was a tacksman, a type of tenancy.
[27] Jenny claimed that her grandfather had been a tacksman on an estate belonging to Francis's uncle, the late Mr Buchanan of Arnprior, while her father "meant to prosecute the business of a Writer and for this purpose he came to Edinburgh and wrote in the chamber of the deceased Mr Alexander MacMillan writer to the signet for some years.
 
 
 
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