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tackled |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tackled \Tac"kled\, a. Made of ropes tacked together. My man shall be with thee, And bring thee cords made like a tackled stair. --Shak. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tackle \Tac"kle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tackled}; p. pr & vb n. {Tackling}.] [Cf. LG takeln to equip. See {Tackle}, n.] 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.
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