tackling[noun]Synonyms: equipment, accouterment(s), apparatus, gear, habiliments, machinery, matériel, outfit, paraphernalia, tackle
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tackling noun.
['taklɪŋ] ME.[from TACKLE verb + -ING1.]1. The tackle or rigging of a ship.
ME-M18.2. Arms, weapons, etc.
obsolete exc. in
stand to one's tackling,
stick to one's tackling below.
LME.stand to one's tackling,
stick to one's tackling (now
rare) stand one's ground; =
stand to one's tackle s.v.
TACKLE noun.
3. a. Gear, equipment, etc.; =
TACKLE noun 1.
M16-E19.b. =
TACKLE noun 6.
obsolete exc.
N. Amer. M17.4. =
TACKLE noun 4.
M16-M19.5. The action of
TACKLE verb;
esp. the action of intercepting, seizing, etc., a player in various sports.
L19.
Comb.:
tackling bag Amer. &
Rugby Football a stuffed bag suspended and used for practice in tackling;
tackling dummy Amer. Football =
tackling bag above.
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