The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Tackey \Tack"ey\, a. & n.
   See Tacky.
   [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Tacky \Tack"y\, n. [Written also tackey.]
   An ill-conditioned, ill-fed, or neglected horse; also, a
   person in a like condition. [Southern U. S.]
   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]