Meaning and background
The story behind Tackle
A tackle is an attempt to win the ball from an opponent in football, or to bring someone down in sports such as rugby. The word is strongly associated with sport, which may be why it makes a distinctive dog call name. It does not establish that a dog is rough or athletic; only the sports meaning is sourced.
- Meaning
- An attempt to take the ball from an opponent in football or to stop an opponent physically in games such as rugby. Source
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About Tackle
Recorded as a dog’s name
Tackle appears in 4 dog licence records in the 2022 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/tækəl/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the first syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/tækəl/ · primary stress on syllable 1T AE1 K AH0 L
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — all seven available extract years, retrieved 24 October 2026 — Recorded name spellings in NYC licence-period rows, extract years 2016–2018, 2022–2024 and 2026. Evidence selects one stated year per name. Annual snapshots overlap; never sum them as unique dogs. No national popularity, etymology or owner naming-intent claim.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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