1. small nails or tacks with broad flat heads
Usage: chiefly Scottish
2. metal studs or spikes on the sole of a boot for grip
Usage: chiefly Scottish

Examples

• The cobbler hammered tackets into the leather sole.
• His boots had tackets for better traction on ice.
• She could hear the tackets clicking on the stone floor.
• The old boots were studded with worn tackets.
• He replaced the missing tackets on his hiking boots.
• The tackets left small marks on the wooden deck.