'Tackle board' definitions:

Definition of 'Tackle board'

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]