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To fasten or attach, as with a tackle; to harness; as, to tackle a horse into a coach or wagon.
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To seize; to lay hold of; to grapple; as, a wrestler tackles his antagonist; a dog tackles the game.
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To begin to deal with; as, to tackle the problem.
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Made of ropes tacked together.
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Furniture of the masts and yards of a vessel, as cordage, sails, etc.
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Instruments of action; as, fishing tackling.
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The straps and fixures adjusted to an animal, by which he draws a carriage, or the like; harness.
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One who holds a tack or lease from another; a tenant, or lessee.
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Sticky; adhesive; raw; -- said of paint, varnish, etc., when not well dried.
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Designating, or pertaining to, the series of rocks forming the Taconic mountains in Western New England. They were once supposed to be older than the Cambrian, but later proved to belong to the Lower Silurian and Cambrian.
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The sense of touch; feeling.
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The stroke in beating time.
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Sensitive mental touch; peculiar skill or faculty; nice perception or discernment; ready power of appreciating and doing what is required by circumstances.
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Capable of being touched; tangible.
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Of or pertaining to the art of military and naval tactics.
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One versed in tactics; hence, a skillful maneuverer; an adroit manager.
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The science and art of disposing military and naval forces in order for battle, and performing military and naval evolutions. It is divided into grand tactics, or the tactics of battles, and elementary tactics, or the tactics of instruction.