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marlinespike definition

mar·line·spike or marlinspike mar′·lin·spike′ (-spīk′)

noun

a pointed metal tool for separating the strands of a rope or wire in splicing
also marlingspike mar′·ling·spike′

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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