tackle
A device for grasping an object and an attached means of moving it, as a rope and hook.
Other meanings
A block and tackle.
Equipment (rod, reel, line, lure, etc.) used when angling.
Related words
- foretackle
- mistackle
- nontackle
- tacklebox
- tacklee
- tacklehouse
- tackleless
- tackleman
- untackle
- crash tackle
- double tackle
- ground tackle
Word history
From Middle Low German "takel" (ship's rigging).
Where this comes from
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