Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (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. 2. (n.) Any instruments of action; an apparatus by which an object is moved or operated; gear; as, fishing tackle, hunting tackle; formerly, specifically, weapons. 3. (n.) The rigging and apparatus of a ship; also, any purchase where more than one block is used. 4. (n.) To supply with tackle. 5. (n.) To fasten or attach, as with a tackle; to harness; as, to tackle a horse into a coach or wagon. 6. (n.) To seize; to lay hold of; to grapple; as, a wrestler tackles his antagonist; a dog tackles the game. 7. (n.) To begin to deal with; as, to tackle the problem.

Multi-Version Concordance Tackle (1 Occurrence) Acts 27:19 On the third day, they threw out the ship's tackle with their own hands. (WEB NAS RSV NIV)