tackle, n.² — Green’s Dictionary of Slang

tackle n.²

[SE tackle, to handle; here one who is ‘hard to tackle’]

(Ulster)

1. a cantankerous, verbally abusive woman.

1997

2. a difficult child.

1997		Share Slanguage.
1998		I. Welsh Filth 88: A wee bit ay tackle pits oan some make-up, aw the red-blooded males in Saughton understand the score.