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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.) To
fasten
or
attach,
as with a
tackle;
to
harness;
as, to
tackle
a horse into a coach or
wagon..
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Chockablock
::
Chockablock
(a.)
Hoisted
as high as the
tackle
will
admit;
brought
close
together,
as the two
blocks
of a
tackle
in
hoisting..
Runner
::
Runner
(n.) A rope rove
through
a block and used to
increase
the
mechanical
power of a
tackle.
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..
Shears
::
Shears
(n.) An
apparatus
for
raising
heavy
weights,
and
especially
for
stepping
and
unstepping
the lower masts of
ships.
It
consists
of two or more spars or
pieces
of
timber,
fastened
together
near the top,
steadied
by a guy or guys, and
furnished
with the
necessary
tackle..
Jeer
::
Jeer (n.) A gear; a
tackle.
Whipper
::
Whipper
(n.) One who
raises
coal or
merchandise
with a
tackle
from a
chip's
hold.
Fall
::
Fall (n.) That part (as one of the
ropes)
of a
tackle
to which the power is
applied
in
hoisting.
Tackle
::
Tackle
(n.) The
rigging
and
apparatus
of a ship; also, any
purchase
where more than one block is
used..
Tug
::
Tug (n.) An iron hook of a
hoisting
tub, to which a
tackle
is
affixed..
Tackle
::
Tackle
(n.) To
seize;
to lay hold of; to
grapple;
as, a
wrestler
tackles
his
antagonist;
a dog
tackles
the
game..
Tackle
::
Tackle
(n.) To
supply
with
tackle.
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.
Drift
::
Drift (n.) The
distance
between
the two
blocks
of a
tackle.
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..
Fishhook
::
Fishhook
(n.) A hook with a
pendant,
to the end of which the
fish-tackle
is
hooked..
Sling
::
Sling (v. t.) To pass a rope
round,
as a cask, gun, etc.,
preparatory
to
attaching
a
hoisting
or
lowering
tackle..
Whip
::
Whip (v. t.) A small
tackle
with a
single
rope, used to hoist light
bodies..
Tackled
::
Tackled
(imp. & p. p.) of
Tackl.
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.
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