"A tacker is a man of passion, a man of heat, a man that is for ruining the nation upon any hazards to obtain his ends.
"Daniel Defoe"
William Minto
He was a good deal like Monty is, only more oneasy-if anybody could be; an' from the time he could toddle he was hand in glove with Jim Pettijohn's little tacker, Nate.
"The Brass Bound Box"
Evelyn Raymond
I can't call to maind, tho', that I've a-zet eyes 'pon the young man since he was a little tacker."
"The Delectable Duchy"
Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch