Tacking p. pr. & vb. n. : of Tack

Tacking n. : A union of securities given at different times, all of which must be redeemed before an intermediate purchaser can interpose his claim.

Example:
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Taxonomy
tack, wind, sailing vessel, starboard tack, port tack, sailing, the boom, free encyclopedia, sail, alignment, boat, upwind, give way, search, Unsourced, meanings, contexts, leading edge.

Defination from the web:
... even if the vessel is running straight downwind or is in the act of tacking; that is, if the boom is to port the vessel is on starboard tack, and ...