| Tackle (tackle) |
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| n. | (?; sometimes improperly pronounced ?, especially by
seamen) |
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| Tac"kle |
| [OE. takel, akin to LG. *** D.
takel, Dan. takkel, Sw. tackel] perhaps akin to E.
taw, v.t., or to take.] |
Apparatus for
raising or lowering heavy weights, consisting of a rope and pulley blocks;
sometimes, the rope and attachments, as distinct from the block.
Any instruments of action; an apparatus by which
an object is moved or operated; gear; as, fishing tackle, hunting
tackle; formerly, specifically, weapons.
The rigging and apparatus of a
ship; also, any purchase where more than one block is used.
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| Tackle (tackle) |
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| v. t. | |
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| Tac"kle |
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To supply with tackle.
To fasten or attach, as with a tackle] to
harness; as, to tackle a horse into a coach or wagon.
To seize; to lay hold of; to grapple; as, a
wrestler tackles his antagonist; a dog tackles the
game.
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