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fish tackle
noun
, Nautical.
- a tackle for fishing an anchor.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of fish tackle1
First recorded in 1680–90
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Example Sentences
Before sunrise is the best time, and for this fish-tackle of a different sort is required.
From Project Gutenberg
Overhaul down the fish-tackle, hook the lower block to the pennant, and hook the fish-hook to the inner fluke of the anchor.
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We could hear them rigging the fish tackle and catching the hooks on the flukes of the anchors.
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