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Definition of tackle
Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of tackle is as below...
Tackle
(n.)
Apparatus
for
raising
or
lowering
heavy
weights,
consisting
of a rope and
pulley
blocks;
sometimes,
the rope and
attachments,
as
distinct
from the
block..
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Burton
::
Burton
(n.) A
peculiar
tackle,
formed
of two or more
blocks,
or
pulleys,
the
weight
being
suspended
to a hook block in the bight of the
running
part..
Hoist
::
Hoist (v. t.) To
raise;
to lift; to
elevate;
esp., to raise or lift to a
desired
elevation,
by means of
tackle,
as a sail, a flag, a heavy
package
or
weight..
Tye
::
Tye (n.) A chain or rope, one end of which
passes
through
the mast, and is made fast to the
center
of a yard; the other end is
attached
to a
tackle,
by means of which the yard is
hoisted
or
lowered..
Tackled
::
Tackled
(a.) Made of ropes
tacked
together.
Whipper
::
Whipper
(n.) One who
raises
coal or
merchandise
with a
tackle
from a
chip's
hold.
Cat
::
Cat (n.) A
strong
tackle
used to draw an
anchor
up to the
cathead
of a ship.
Fish-block
::
Fish-block
(n.) See
Fish-tackle.
Tackled
::
Tackled
(imp. & p. p.) of
Tackl.
Tackle
::
Tackle
(n.) The
rigging
and
apparatus
of a ship; also, any
purchase
where more than one block is
used..
Jigger
::
"Jigger
(n. & v.) A light
tackle,
consisting
of a
double
and
single
block and the fall, used for
various
purposes,
as to
increase
the
purchase
on a
topsail
sheet in
hauling
it home; the watch
tackle..
Caburn
::
Caburn
(n.) A small line made of spun yarn, to bind or worm
cables,
seize
tackles,
etc..
Tackle
::
Tackle
(n.) To
supply
with
tackle.
Angle
::
Angle (n.) A
fishhook;
tackle
for
catching
fish,
consisting
of a line, hook, and bait, with or
without
a rod..
Fall
::
Fall (n.) That part (as one of the
ropes)
of a
tackle
to which the power is
applied
in
hoisting.
Rigging
::
Rigging
(n.)
DRess;
tackle;
especially
(Naut.),
the
ropes,
chains,
etc., that
support
the masts and spars of a
vessel,
and serve as
purchases
for
adjusting
the
sails,
etc. See
Illustr.
of Ship and
Sails..
Crane
::
Crane (n.) A
machine
for
raising
and
lowering
heavy
weights,
and, while
holding
them
suspended,
transporting
them
through
a
limited
lateral
distance.
In one form it
consists
of a
projecting
arm or jib of
timber
or iron, a
rotating
post or base, and the
necessary
tackle,
windlass,
etc.; -- so
called
from a
fancied
similarity
between
its arm and the neck of a crane See
Illust.
of
Derrick..
Purchase
::
Purchase
(v. t.) Any
mechanical
hold, or
advantage,
applied
to the
raising
or
removing
of heavy
bodies,
as by a
lever,
a
tackle,
capstan,
and the like; also, the
apparatus,
tackle,
or
device
by which the
advantage
is
gained..
Garnet
::
Garnet
(n.) A
tackle
for
hoisting
cargo in our out.
Frap
::
Frap (v. t.) To draw
together;
to bind with a view to
secure
and
strengthen,
as a
vessel
by
passing
cables
around
it; to
tighten;
as a
tackle
by
drawing
the lines
together..
Derrick
::
Derrick
(n.) A mast, spar, or tall
frame,
supported
at the top by stays or guys, with
suitable
tackle
for
hoisting
heavy
weights,
as
stones
in
building..
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