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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]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Tackled \Tac"kled\, a. Made of ropes tacked together. [1913 Webster] My man shall be with thee, And bring thee cords made like a tackled stair. --Shak. [1913 Webster]