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Definition of Marlingspike
1. Noun. A pointed iron hand tool that is used to separate strands of a rope or cable (as in splicing).
Definition of Marlingspike
1. Noun. (alternative spelling of marlinespike) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Marlingspike
Literary usage of Marlingspike
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Metropolitan (1842)
"Miss marlingspike made a befitting stop at this gloomy part of her narrative.
The laughing devil, that during the recital of the greater portion of her ..."
2. London Society edited by James Hogg, Florence Marryat (1875)
"... he entered not the ' marlingspike.' How this extraordinarily nautical name
can have come to lю conferred on a little inland inn is a marvel to me. ..."
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