tacoar

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Galician

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Etymology

13th century. From an older *taconar, from tacón (heel; patch); compare Venetan taconar.

Pronunciation

Verb

tacoar (first-person singular present tacoo, first-person singular preterite tacoei, past participle tacoado)

  1. (transitive) to patch up
  2. (transitive, archaic) to reinforce with tacks
    • 1299, Miguel Romaní Martínez (ed.), La colección diplomática de Santa María de Oseira (1025-1310). Santiago: Tórculo Edicións, page 1223:
      et me dedes cada ano huus panos de lino et huus çapatos, et solardesmos et tacoardesmos
      and you shall give to me, each year, some linen clothes and a pair of shoes, and you should sole them and tack them
    • 1438, X. Ferro Couselo, editor, A vida e a fala dos devanceiros. Escolma de documentos en galego dos séculos XIII ao XVI, Vigo: Galaxia, page 126:
      o par de çapatos de vaca nobos et sobre solados et tacoados e ben coseytos e de boas solas e peças e boa liña e boo coiro
      the pair of new cow shoes, with over sole, tacked, well sewn, with good soles and pieces and good thread and good leather
  3. (transitive) to pack

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