Word: foretackles
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: fore
ta
ckles
Definition: Plural of foretackle. 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.
Morphemes:
Affix: fore-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Positioned at or near the front
Affix: tackle
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A device for grasping an object and an attached means of moving it, as a rope and hook.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: takel
Language: enm
Decoded: takel
Meaning: gear, apparatus
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).