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MARLINESPIKE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does marlinespike mean?
• MARLINESPIKE (noun)
The noun MARLINESPIKE has 1 sense:
1. a pointed iron hand tool that is used to separate strands of a rope or cable (as in splicing)
Familiarity information: MARLINESPIKE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A pointed iron hand tool that is used to separate strands of a rope or cable (as in splicing)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
marlinespike; marlingspike; marlinspike
Hypernyms ("marlinespike" is a kind of...):
hand tool (a tool used with workers' hands)
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