From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Tackled \Tac"kled\, adjective Made of ropes tacked together.
My man shall be with thee, And bring thee cords made like a tackled stair. --Shak.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Tackle \Tac"kle\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Tackled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tackling}.] [Cf. LG. takeln to equip. See {Tackle}, noun]
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.
4. (Football) To cause the ball carrier to fall to the ground, thus ending the forward motion of the ball and the play. [PJC]
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