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MARLINGSPIKE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does marlingspike mean? 

MARLINGSPIKE (noun)
  The noun MARLINGSPIKE has 1 sense:

1. a pointed iron hand tool that is used to separate strands of a rope or cable (as in splicing)play

  Familiarity information: MARLINGSPIKE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


MARLINGSPIKE (noun)


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 ("marlingspike" is a kind of...):

hand tool (a tool used with workers' hands)


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