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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Tacklingnoun

    Etymology: from tackle.

    They wondered at their ships and their tacklings. George Abbot.

    Tackling, as sails and cordage, must be foreseen, and laid up in store. Francis Bacon, Advice to Villiers.

    Red sheets of lightning o’er the seas are spread,
    Our tackling yield, and wrecks at last succeed. Samuel Garth.

    I will furnish him with a rod, if you will furnish him with the rest of the tackling, and make him a fisher. Izaak Walton.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Tackling

    of Tackle

  2. Tacklingnoun

    furniture of the masts and yards of a vessel, as cordage, sails, etc

  3. Tacklingnoun

    instruments of action; as, fishing tackling

  4. Tacklingnoun

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

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of tackling in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of tackling in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of tackling in a Sentence

  1. Stephanie Otway:

    This is an initial step as we work toward a more comprehensive approach to tackling misinformation.

  2. Julie Onstot:

    If you have big goals, that's great. But organizing can get overwhelming if you're not prepared. So, start small. I often suggest your dresser or nightstand. What's there that can go away? Probably trash, dishes or books you've finished, try to clear off at least one or two things. Once those smaller spaces feel cleaner, you can move onto bigger spaces that need some love. And you'll feel better about tackling even the smallest space because it's a check off the to-do list.

  3. Eddie Canales:

    This can still be a great game for our kids, if we do it the right way, we have to change the way we teach tackling. That's a hard road for us to handle.

  4. Paul Walker:

    Volley is tackling and solving one of the most difficult and important problems in machine learning: extracting knowledge from unstructured information.

  5. Claudia Tenney:

    We've expanded Medicaid under the ACA for years and yet the problem is getting more acute, there are a lot of ways that we are tackling this that are real solutions instead of throwing a lot of money at it.

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