Obsolete form of at sixes and sevens.

(archaic) To snatch.

(UK, historical) A parish tax laid on subjects according to their ability. / Obligations of every kind regarded collectively.

(of birds such as pigeons and doves) To coo and rub beaks as a prelude to mating. / (of romantic couples) To exchange loving and affectionate behaviour, such as caresses and kisses.

(business) Exceed the customer's expectations.

To serve obsequiously. / (dated) To carry gossip, news, etc., from one person to another; to bear tales, to gossip.

(UK, law, historical) The right of a lord to hear and decide legal cases on his estate without recourse to other courts.

(nautical) To manage the sails of a ship so that the wind strikes them alternately in front and behind, in order to keep the ship in the middle of a river or channel while the current or tide carries the vessel against the wind.

(chiefly UK, idiomatic) Miscellaneous items. / (chiefly UK, idiomatic) Ordinary people who lack distinction.

(dated, idiomatic) In quick succession, or in great numbers.