{{Short description|Supervisor in a textile factory}} thumb|right|At Queen Street Mill, Burnley, a tackler is running two Pemberton 'Burnley' Looms, in a six loom set. You see him start the loom by moving the leather drive belt from the idler to the drive wheel and the motion of the loom. He replenishes a shuttle and has both looms working.
A '''tackler''' was a supervisor in a textile factory responsible for the working of a number of power looms and the weavers who operated them.{{r|OED}} The title derived from the job, which was to "tackle" any mechanical problems encountered with the looms in their charge. Invariably male, they had a reputation for gullibility and were the butt of many jokes.{{sfnp|Worthington|2002|p=191|ps=}}
==References== '''Notes''' <references>
<ref name="OED"> {{citation |contribution=tackler, n. |title=Oxford English Dictionary |year=2012 |edition=online |publisher=Oxford University Press |url=http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/196942 |access-date=9 March 2013}} {{subscription required}} </ref>
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'''Bibliography''' {{refbegin}} *{{citation |last=Worthington |first=Barry |title=Discovering Manchester:A Walking Guide to Manchester and Salford – Plus Suburban Strolls and Visits to Surrounding Attractions |year=2002 |publisher=Sigma Leisure |isbn=978-1-85058-774-3}} {{refend}}
==Further reading== {{refbegin}} *{{cite book |last=Mather |first=Geoffrey |title=Tackler's Tales: A Humorous Look at Lancashire |year=2003 |publisher=Palatine Books |isbn=978-1874181194}} {{refend}}
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