TAC-AU-TAC


Meaning of TAC-AU-TAC in English

[ 'takəʊˌtak ]

■ noun Fencing a parry combined with a riposte.

Origin

early 20th cent.: Fr., lit. 'clash for clash', from imitative tac .

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