foretackle
English
noun
Definitions
- (nautical) The tackle that attaches or hooks on to the pendant (on a masthead or foremast) for the purposes of hoisting, tautening, or securing a stay.
Etymology
Prefix from English tackle.
Origin
English
tackle
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- nontackle English
- outtackle English
- overtackle English
- retackle English
- tackle English
- tacklebox English
- tacklee English
- tacklehouse English
- tackler English
- untackle English
- tacle French
- tackle Spanish, Castilian
- tacklear Spanish, Castilian
- taclear Spanish, Castilian
- takle Norwegian Bokmål
- takel Middle English
- tækla Icelandic
- tacl Welsh
- takeln Middle Low German