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Definition of Marlinespike
1. Noun. A pointed iron hand tool that is used to separate strands of a rope or cable (as in splicing).
Definition of Marlinespike
1. Noun. A tool, consisting of a pointed metal spike, used to manipulate the strands of rope or cable when splicing ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Marlinespike
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Marlinespike
Literary usage of Marlinespike
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Boat Sailing in Fair Weather and Foul by Ahmed John Kenealy (1905)
"'HE a ma t eui yachtsman should be able to make all the marlinespike. splices and
... A few fathoms of rope, a marlinespike, a knife, a small pot of grease, ..."
2. Sporting Magazine edited by [Anonymus AC02751662] (1822)
"vociferated the mayor ; " I'll tell thee what a marlinespike is ! " So saying,
he laid a rope he had prepared with such effect on the impostor's shoulders, ..."
3. The Kedge-anchor; Or, Young Sailors' Assistant: Or, Young Sailors' Assistant by William N. Brady (1864)
"... pass a couple of turns and heave them hand-taut ; then make a marlinespike-hitch
on the seizing, by taking a turn with the seizing over the marlinespike ..."
4. Gascoyne, the Sandal-wood Trader: A Tale of the Pacific by Robert Michael Ballantyne (1865)
"... both ashore and afloat; but, since I was half as long as a marlinespike, I've
never heerd the likes o' that there screech nowhere. ..."
5. The Kedge-anchor, Or, Young Sailors' Assistant: Appertaining Tothe Practical by William N. Brady (1882)
"... the seizing over the marlinespike, and laying the end over the standing part;
push the marlinespike down through, then under the standing part and up ..."
6. The Theory and Practice of Archery by Horace Alfred Ford, W. Butt (1887)
"Pass a small marlinespike or stiletto between each of the three strands of the
string, just beyond the other tie at B, and as close to it as possible. ..."
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