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Tackle board
Tackle Tac"kle (?; sometimes improperly pronounced ?, especially by seamen), n. [OE. takel, akin to LG. & D. takel, Dan. takkel, Sw. tackel; perhaps akin to E. taw, v.t., or to take.] 1. Apparatus for raising or lowering heavy weights, consisting of a rope and pulley blocks; sometimes, the rope and attachments, as distinct from the block. 2. Any instruments of action; an apparatus by which an object is moved or operated; gear; as, fishing tackle, hunting tackle; formerly, specifically, weapons. ``She to her tackle fell.' --Hudibras. Note: In Chaucer, it denotes usually an arrow or arrows. 3. (Naut.) The rigging and apparatus of a ship; also, any purchase where more than one block is used. Fall and tackle. See the Note under Pulley. Fishing tackle. See under Fishing, a. Ground tackle (Naut.), anchors, cables, etc. Gun tackle, the apparatus or appliances for hauling cannon in or out. Tackle fall, the rope, or rather the end of the rope, of a tackle, to which the power is applied. Tack tackle (Naut.), a small tackle to pull down the tacks of the principal sails. Tackle board, Tackle post (Ropemaking), a board, frame, or post, at the end of a ropewalk, for supporting the spindels, or whirls, for twisting the yarns.

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- Most forms of football have a move known as a tackle. The primary purposes of tackling are to dispossess an opponent of the ball, to stop the player from...
- A spear tackle is an illegal tackle in rugby union, rugby league and Australian rules football in which a player lifts another player into the air and...
- Nesheiwat accidentally knocked over a fishing tackle box and a handgun inside that had fallen with the tackle box discharged. The gun killed her father Ziad...
- Brown Jr. (born May 2, 1996) is an American professional football offensive tackle for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He pla****...
- (born September 30, 1991) is an American professional football offensive tackle. Selected by the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL)...
- April 9, 1974) is a former American football player. He pla**** offensive tackle for the San Diego Chargers in 1997. He pla**** in college for the LSU Tigers...
- conversion) touchdown. The play became known as "One Yard Short" and "The Tackle". Rams quarterback Kurt Warner, the first undrafted quarterback to win a...
- Illustrated. Ranking him #1 on their "Big Board", CBS Sports projected Joeckel as the first offensive tackle to be selected with the first overall draft...
- is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He pla**** college football for the...
- Christopher Torvan Board (born July 23, 1995) is an American professional football linebacker for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League...