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Definition of Tacksmen
1. tacksman [n] - See also: tacksman
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tacksmen
Literary usage of Tacksmen
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Observations on the Present State of the Highlands of Scotland: With a View by Thomas Douglas Selkirk (1805)
"The tacksmen (as the holders of such large farms were termed) were considered
nearly in the same ... Besides this, the tacksmen, holding their lands from ..."
2. The History of the Kirk of Scotland by David Calderwood (1844)
"... that the constant platt for planting of everie particular kirk was hindered
by the tacksmen, who have the whole tithes in their hands, and refuse to ..."
3. The Register of the Privy Council of Scotland by Scotland Privy Council (1904)
"He has neglected on some necessary occasions to set down a formal taxed roll for
his relief at the hands of the sub-tacksmen and possessors of the said ..."
4. Extracts from the Records of the Royal Burgh of Stirling by Stirling (Stirling, Scotland), Stirling (Scotland), Robert Renwick (1889)
"... of James Dick and Andrew Thomson, tacksmen of the customes the bridge and ...
as was given to such tacksmen in other ..."
5. Decisions of the Court of Session: From the Year 1733 to the Year 1754 ...by Scotland Court of Session, Patrick Grant Elchies, William Maxwell Morison by Scotland Court of Session, Patrick Grant Elchies, William Maxwell Morison (1813)
"tacksmen of EDINBURGH IMPOST against GILCHRIST. WINE, &c. imported into Edinburgh
for sale and there sold, is liable to the town's impost, to whomsoever ..."
6. A Short History of the Scottish Highlands and Isles by William Cook Mackenzie (1906)
"... Highlands—The rent-roll of a chief—Mutual dependence—tacksmen—Congestion
relieved by war and famine—Erroneous views of the Highlanders' pugnacity—Raids ..."
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