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 make ready; prepare.
To hit, strike, especially with a cane or whip.
To crack (a whip).
To draw (stitches etc.) tight.