Tackled

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

  Tackled \Tac"kled\, a.
     Made of ropes tacked together.
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           My man shall be with thee,
           And bring thee cords made like a tackled stair. --Shak.


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

  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.
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     2. To fasten or attach, as with a tackle; to harness; as, to
        tackle a horse into a coach or wagon. [Colloq.]
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     3. To seize; to lay hold of; to grapple; as, a wrestler
        tackles his antagonist; a dog tackles the game.
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              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.
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     4. (Football) To cause the ball carrier to fall to the
        ground, thus ending the forward motion of the ball and the
        play.
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     5. To begin to deal with; as, to tackle the problem.
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