'Fishing tackle' definitions:
Definition of 'fishing tackle'
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noun
Definition of 'Fishing tackle'
From: GCIDE
- 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, in which case the full appratus is referred to as a {block and tackle}. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- Note: In Chaucer, it denotes usually an arrow or arrows. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Naut.) The rigging and apparatus of a ship; also, any purchase where more than one block is used. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Fishing tackle'
From: GCIDE
- Fishing \Fish"ing\, a. [From Fishing, n.] Pertaining to fishing; used in fishery; engaged in fishing; as, fishing boat; fishing tackle; fishing village. [1913 Webster]
- Fishing fly, an artificial fly for fishing.
- Fishing line, a line used in catching fish.
- Fishing net, a net of various kinds for catching fish; including the bag net, casting net, drag net, landing net, seine, shrimping net, trawl, etc.
- Fishing rod, a long slender rod, to which is attached the line for angling.
- Fishing smack, a sloop or other small vessel used in sea fishing.
- Fishing tackle, apparatus used in fishing, as hook, line, rod, etc.
- Fishing tube (Micros.), a glass tube for selecting a microscopic object in a fluid. [1913 Webster]