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Webster 1913 Edition
Tackle
Tac′kle
(?; sometimes improperly pronounced ?, especially by seamen)
, Noun.
[OE.
takel
, akin to LG. & D. takel
, Dan. takkel
, Sw. tackel
; perhaps akin to E. taw
, v. t., or to take
.] 1.
Apparatus for raising or lowering heavy weights, consisting of a rope and pulley blocks; sometimes, the rope and attachments, as distinct from the block, in which case the full appratus is referred to as a
block and tackle
. 2.
Any instruments of action; an apparatus by which an object is moved or operated; gear;
“She to her tackle fell.” as, fishing
; formerly, specifically, weapons. tackle
, hunting tackle
Hudibras.
☞ In Chaucer, it denotes usually an arrow or arrows.
3.
(Naut.)
The rigging and apparatus of a ship; also, any purchase where more than one block is used.
Fall and tackle
. See the Note under
– Pulley
. Fishing tackle
. See under
– Fishing
, Adj.
Ground tackle
(Naut.)
, anchors, cables, etc.
– Gun tackle
, the apparatus or appliances for hauling cannon in or out.
– Tackle fall
, the rope, or rather the end of the rope, of a tackle, to which the power is applied.
– Tack tackle
(Naut.)
, a small tackle to pull down the tacks of the principal sails.
– Tackle board
,
Tackle post
(Ropemaking)
, a board, frame, or post, at the end of a ropewalk, for supporting the spindels, or whirls, for twisting the yarns.
Tac′kle
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Tackled
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Tackling
.] 1.
To supply with tackle.
Beau. & Fl.
2.
To fasten or attach, as with a tackle; to harness;
as, to
. tackle
a horse into a coach or wagon[Colloq.]
3.
To seize; to lay hold of; to grapple;
as, a wrestler
tackles
his antagonist; a dog tackles
the game.The greatest poetess of our day has wasted her time and strength in
tackling
windmills under conditions the most fitted to insure her defeat. Dublin Univ. Mag.
Webster 1828 Edition
Tackle
TACK'LE
, n.1.
A machine for raising or lowering heavy weights, consisting of a rope and blocks, called a pulley.2.
Instruments of action; weapons. She to her tackle fell.
3.
An arrow.4.
The rigging and apparatus of a ship.Tackle-fall, the rope, or rather the end of the rope of a pulley, which falls and by which it is pulled.
Ground-tackle, anchors, cables, &c.
Gun-tackle, the instruments for hauling cannon in or out.
Tack-tackle, a small tackle to pull down the tacks of the principal sails.
TACK'LE
,Verb.
T.
1.
To seize; to lay hold of; as, a wrestler tackles his antagonist; a dog tackles the game. This is a common popular use of the word in New England, though not elegant. But it retains the primitive idea, to put on, to fall or throw on. [See Attack.]2.
To supply with tackle.