Meaning of TACKLING
| Pronunciation: | | 'takling
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| | Definition: | | [n] taking the bull by the horns |
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| | Synonyms: | | braving, confronting, coping with, grappling |
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| | See Also: | | attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, face, facing, try | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Tac"kling\, n. (Naut.)
1. Furniture of the masts and yards of a vessel, as cordage,
sails, etc.
2. Instruments of action; as, fishing tackling. --Walton.
3. The straps and fixures adjusted to an animal, by which he
draws a carriage, or the like; harness.
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| Easton Bible Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | (Isa. 33:23), the ropes attached to the mast of a ship. In Acts 27:19 this word means generally the furniture of the ship or the "gear" (27:17), all that could be removed from the ship. |
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