To tack, cruise about.
To solicit money by entertaining the public in the street or in public transport.
A strip of metal, whalebone, wood, or other material, worn in the front of a corset to stiffen it.
A corset.
To prepare; to make ready for action.
Not slow or hesitating; quick in action or perception of any kind.
Prepared for immediate action or use.
Offering itself at once; at hand; opportune; convenient.
Inclined; apt to happen.
Liable at any moment.
ready money; cash