He told us that he was a "tackler" by trade.

A tackler is one who fettles looms when they get out of order.

Running toward the opponent, the tackler leaves the ground when at a distance of a length and a half and dives at the runner, aiming to tackle a few inches below the hips.

He can't tell you you're the finest young tacklers that ever happened, because you'd all get swelled craniums and not do another lick of work.

There was but one thing that day more beautiful to see than that fearless attempt to tackle; and that one thing was the leap high into the air that the Harwell left half made just in the nick of time, clearing the tackler, barely avoiding a fall, and again running free with the ball still safe!

Helen W. Thurber (W) & Rosemary Thurber Sauers (C); 10Jul62; R297876. Man playing football, pushes off a woman tackler; spot drawing without caption.

Helen W. Thurber (W) & Rosemary Thurber Sauers (C); 10Jul62; R297876. Man playing football, pushes off a woman tackler; spot drawing without caption.

If, on the other hand, the threads of the newly-dressed, or newly-beamed, warp had to be drawn-in and reeded, these operations would be performed in the drawing-in and reeding department, and, when completed, the loom beam with its attached warp threads, cambs and reed, would be taken bodily to the loom where the "tenter," "tackler" or "tuner" adjusts all the parts preparatory to the actual operation of weaving.