FISHING TACKLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fishing tackle mean? 

• FISHING TACKLE (noun)
  The noun FISHING TACKLE has 1 sense:

1. gear used in fishing

  Familiarity information: FISHING TACKLE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FISHING TACKLE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Gear used in fishing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

fishing gear; fishing rig; fishing tackle; rig; tackle

Hypernyms ("fishing tackle" is a kind of...):

appurtenance; gear; paraphernalia (equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.)

Meronyms (parts of "fishing tackle"):

gig (a cluster of hooks (without barbs) that is drawn through a school of fish to hook their bodies; used when fish are not biting)

Meronyms (members of "fishing tackle"):

bob; bobber; bobfloat; cork (a small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing line)

fishhook (a sharp barbed hook for catching fish)

fishing line (a length of cord to which the leader and float and sinker and hook are attached)

fishing pole; fishing rod (a rod of wood or steel or fiberglass that is used in fishing to extend the fishing line)

gaff (an iron hook with a handle; used for landing large fish)

harpoon (a spear with a shaft and barbed point for throwing; used for catching large fish or whales; a strong line is attached to it)

landing net (a bag-shaped fishnet on a long handle to take a captured fish from the water)

reel (winder consisting of a revolving spool with a handle; attached to a fishing rod)

fishgig; fizgig; gig; lance; spear (an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish)

spinner (fisherman's lure; revolves when drawn through the water)

 Context examples 

He walked on first, carrying a part of the fishing tackle, and his companions followed him at some distance.

(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)

He put on his hat and went out, stopping in at a gun-store, where he spent the remainder of the morning buying automatic rifles, ammunition, and fishing tackle.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

The conversation soon turned upon fishing; and she heard Mr. Darcy invite him, with the greatest civility, to fish there as often as he chose while he continued in the neighbourhood, offering at the same time to supply him with fishing tackle, and pointing out those parts of the stream where there was usually most sport.

(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)