Vocabulary : Tacking to Tactable
Tacking : of Tack ;; A union of securities given at different times, all of which must be redeemed before an intermediate purchaser can interpose his claim.Tackle : Apparatus for raising or lowering heavy weights, consisting of a rope and pulley blocks; sometimes, the rope and attachments, as distinct from the block. ;; Any instruments of action; an apparatus by which an object is moved or operated; gear; as, fishing tackle, hunting tackle; formerly, specifically, weapons. ;; The rigging and apparatus of a ship; also, any purchase where more than one block is used. ;; To supply with tackle. ;; To fasten or attach, as with a tackle; to harness; as, to tackle a horse into a coach or wagon. ;; To seize; to lay hold of; to grapple; as, a wrestler tackles his antagonist; a dog tackles the game. ;; To begin to deal with; as, to tackle the problem.
Tackled : of Tackle ;; Made of ropes tacked together.
Tackling : of Tackle ;; Furniture of the masts and yards of a vessel, as cordage, sails, etc. ;; Instruments of action; as, fishing tackling. ;; The straps and fixures adjusted to an animal, by which he draws a carriage, or the like; harness.
Tacksman : One who holds a tack or lease from another; a tenant, or lessee.
