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marline

 

  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Marline  \Mar"line\,  n.  [LG.  marlien,  marling,  or  D.  marling, 
  marlijn,  fr  D.  marren  to  tie,  prob.  akin  to  E.  moor,  v.,  and 
  lijn  line:  cf.F.  merlin.  See  {Moor},  v.,  {Line}.]  (Naut.) 
  A  small  line  composed  of  two  strands  a  little  twisted,  used 
  for  winding  around  ropes  and  cables,  to  prevent  their  being 
  weakened  by  fretting. 
 
  {Marline  spike},  {Marling  spike}  (Naut.),  an  iron  tool 
  tapering  to  a  point,  used  to  separate  the  strands  of  a 
  rope  in  splicing  and  in  marling.  It  has  an  eye  in  the 
  thick  end  to  which  a  lanyard  is  attached.  See  {Fid}. 
  [Written  also  {marlin  spike}] 
 
  {Marline-spike  bird}.  [The  name  alludes  to  the  long  middle 
  tail  feathers.]  (Zo["o]l.) 
  a  A  tropic  bird. 
  b  A  jager,  or  skua  gull. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Marline  \Mar"line\,  v.  t.  [F.  merliner.]  (Naut.) 
  To  wind  marline  around  as  to  marline  a  rope. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  marline 
  n  :  a  small  usually  tarred  line  of  2  strands




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