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fishing tackle

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fishing tackle
n
(Individual Sports & Recreations / Angling) all the equipment, such as rods, lines, bait, etc., used in angling
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Noun1.fishing tacklefishing tackle - gear used in fishing                
bobber, bobfloat, cork, bob - 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
appurtenance, paraphernalia, gear - equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.
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
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
Translations
fishing tackle nattrezzatura da pesca
fishing tackle nattrezzatura da pesca

fishing tackle معدات صيد السمك rybářské náčiní fiskegrej Angelausrüstung εξοπλισμός ψαρέματος aparejos de pesca kalastusvälineet matériel de pêche pribor za pecanje attrezzatura da pesca 釣具 낚시 도구 vistuig fiskeutstyr przybory wędkarskie apetrechos de pesca рыболовные снасти fiskeredskap สายเบ็ด olta đồ nghề câu cá 钓具


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Happily, the Rector was at home, and his visitor was shown into the study, where all the fishing tackle hung.
But he was distinctly annoyed to receive, just as he was doing a little light packing of fishing tackle and cigars for the journey, a telegram from Willowood asking him to come down at once by train, as the Prime Minister had to leave that night.
He looked at the old shops, still there, still selling the same things; the booksellers with school-books, pious works, and the latest novels in one window and photographs of the Cathedral and of the city in the other; the games shop, with its cricket bats, fishing tackle, tennis rackets, and footballs; the tailor from whom he had got clothes all through his boyhood; and the fishmonger where his uncle whenever he came to Tercanbury bought fish.
 
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