(Isa. 33:23), the ropes attached to the mast of a ship. In Acts 27:19 this word means generally the furniture of the ship or the "gear" (27:17), all that could be removed from the ship.
·noun Instruments of action; as, fishing tackling. II. Tackling ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of <<Tackle>>. III...
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