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marline-spike
marline-spike, marlinspike, n. (ˈmɑːlɪnspaɪk) Also 7 marlin-speek, 7–9 marling-, 8– marlin(e)spike. [orig. app. marling-spike, f. marling vbl. n.2 + spike n., the first element being subseq. interpreted as marline n.] 1. Naut. An iron tool tapering to a point, used to separate the strands of rope in...
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Marlinspike
A marlinspike (, sometimes spelled marlin spike, marlinespike, or [archaic] marlingspike) is a tool used in marine ropework. tension marline or rope using a marlinspike hitch, much tighter than by gripping the line with the hand alone.
As an improvised weapon.
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George Kruger Gray
The finished design took the form of a shield upon which a sinking shark, speared by a marline spike, was set against a background made up of a fishing The shark symbolised a U-boat and the marline spike the tool of the Merchant navy.
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marling
▪ I. marling, vbl. n.1 (ˈmɑːlɪŋ) [f. marl v.1 + -ing1.] The action of marl v.1; manuring with marl.a 1400 Parlt. 3 Ages 142 His rentes and his reches rekened he full ofte Of mukkyng of marlelyng and mendynge of howses. 14.. Voc. in Wr.-Wülcker 576/25 Certificatio [sic], marlynge. 1603 Owen Pembrokes...
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