Tackle(n.)
- Apparatus for raising or lowering heavy weights, consisting of a rope and pulley blocks; sometimes, the rope and attachments, as distinct from the block.
Tackle(n.)
- Any instruments of action; an apparatus by which an object is moved or operated; gear; as, fishing tackle, hunting tackle; formerly, specifically, weapons.
Tackle(n.)
- The rigging and apparatus of a ship; also, any purchase where more than one block is used.