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TAC-AU-TAC

\tˈakˌə͡ʊtˈak], \tˈakˌə‍ʊtˈak], \t_ˈa_k_ˌəʊ_t_ˈa_k]\

Definitions of TAC-AU-TAC

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English

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The parry which is connected with a riposte; also, a series of quick attacks and parries in which neither fencer gains a point.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

The parry which is connected with a riposte; also, a series of quick attacks and parries in which neither fencer gains a point.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

tak'-[=o]-tak', n. in fencing, the parry combined with the riposte, also a series of close attacks and parries between fencers of equal skill. [Fr.]

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Davidson

(fencing). Parry combined with riposte; rapid succession of attacks& parries. [French]

1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English
By Sir Augustus Henry

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