[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

tackling \tac"kling\, n. naut.
   1. furniture of the masts and yards of a vessel, as cordage,
      sails, etc.
      1913 webster

   2. instruments of action; as, fishing tackling. --walton.
      1913 webster

   3. the straps and fixures adjusted to an animal, by which he
      draws a carriage, or the like; harness.
      1913 webster

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

tackle \tac"kle\, v. t. imp.  p. p. tackled; p. pr.  vb. n.
   tackling. cf. lg. takeln to equip. see tackle, n.
   1. to supply with tackle. --beau.  fl.
      1913 webster

   2. to fasten or attach, as with a tackle; to harness; as, to
      tackle a horse into a coach or wagon. colloq.
      1913 webster

   3. to seize; to lay hold of; to grapple; as, a wrestler
      tackles his antagonist; a dog tackles the game.
      1913 webster

            the greatest poetess of our day has wasted her time
            and strength in tackling windmills under conditions
            the most fitted to insure her defeat. --dublin univ.
                                                  mag.
      1913 webster

   4. football to cause the ball carrier to fall to the
      ground, thus ending the forward motion of the ball and the
      play.
      pjc

   5. to begin to deal with; as, to tackle the problem.
      pjc
see also:
tackled tackling tackle 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

tackling
     n : taking the bull by the horns syn: braving, confronting,
          coping with, grappling
see also:
braving confronting coping with grappling 

[4] : Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary

tackling
   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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