marline
Noun
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Noun
marline (plural marlines)
- A light cord or rope used to bind the end of a larger rope, to prevent fraying.
- 1749 (Sunday 26th May), John Newton's journal
- A young man, who has been the whole voyage out of irons, first on account of a large ulcer, and since for his seeming good behaviour, gave them a large marline spike down the gratings, but was happily seen by one of the people.
- 1749 (Sunday 26th May), John Newton's journal
- Twine used similarly.
- French: lusin
marline (marlines, present participle marlining; past and past participle marlined)
- (nautical) To wind marline around.
- Synonyms: marl
- to marline a rope
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