Cork Slang, Like A Dictionary of Cork Slang
by Seán Beecher
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Introduction · Acknowledgements
TACK, TO GO ON THE

Construct:
Definition: To become teetotal.
Use: I'm going on the tack for Lent.
I'm giving up the drink during Lent.
Derivation: English military (late 1920's). (Partridge).


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