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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.) Any
instruments
of
action;
an
apparatus
by which an
object
is moved or
operated;
gear; as,
fishing
tackle,
hunting
tackle;
formerly,
specifically,
weapons..
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Whip
::
Whip (v. t.) A small
tackle
with a
single
rope, used to hoist light
bodies..
Swilled
::
Swig (v. t.) To pull upon (a
tackle)
by
throwing
the
weight
of the body upon the fall
between
the block and a
cleat.
Chockablock
::
Chockablock
(a.)
Hoisted
as high as the
tackle
will
admit;
brought
close
together,
as the two
blocks
of a
tackle
in
hoisting..
Fishhook
::
Fishhook
(n.) A hook with a
pendant,
to the end of which the
fish-tackle
is
hooked..
Tug
::
Tug (n.) An iron hook of a
hoisting
tub, to which a
tackle
is
affixed..
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..
Fish-block
::
Fish-block
(n.) See
Fish-tackle.
Angle
::
Angle (n.) A
fishhook;
tackle
for
catching
fish,
consisting
of a line, hook, and bait, with or
without
a rod..
Jeer
::
"Jeer (n.) An
assemblage
or
combination
of
tackles,
for
hoisting
or
lowering
the lower yards of a
ship..
Block
::
Block (v. t.) A
grooved
pulley
or
sheave
incased
in a frame or shell which is
provided
with a hook, eye, or
strap,
by which it may be
attached
to an
object.
It is used to
change
the
direction
of
motion,
as in
raising
a heavy
object
that can not be
conveniently
reached,
and also, when two or more such
sheaves
are
compounded,
to
change
the rate of
motion,
or to exert
increased
force;
-- used
especially
in the
rigging
of
ships,
and in
tackles..
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..
Swig
::
Swig (n.) A
tackle
with ropes which are not
parallel.
Clutch
::
Clutch
(n.) Any
device
for
gripping
an
object,
as at the end of a chain or
tackle..
Caburn
::
Caburn
(n.) A small line made of spun yarn, to bind or worm
cables,
seize
tackles,
etc..
Tackle
::
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..
Garnet
::
Garnet
(n.) A
tackle
for
hoisting
cargo in our out.
Fish-tackle
::
Fish-tackle
(n.) A
tackle
or
purchase
used to raise the
flukes
of the
anchor
up to the
gunwale.
The block used is
called
the
fish-block.
Jeer
::
Jeer (n.) A gear; a
tackle.
Whipper
::
Whipper
(n.) One who
raises
coal or
merchandise
with a
tackle
from a
chip's
hold.
Sling
::
Sling (v. t.) To pass a rope
round,
as a cask, gun, etc.,
preparatory
to
attaching
a
hoisting
or
lowering
tackle..
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