tackling

Gear; tackle.

That which is used to tackle with; anything that serves as tackle, or as part of a tackle; means of attaching one thing to another, as for hold, purchase, or draft: used of the rigging or the working parts of a ship, of the holding parts or the whole of a harness of any kind, of appliances for angling or other sport, of military equipments, etc.

Furniture of the masts and yards of a vessel, as cordage, sails, etc.

Instruments of action.

The straps and fixures adjusted to an animal, by which he draws a carriage, or the like; harness.

Present participle of tackle.