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MARLINSPIKE

• MARLINSPIKE (noun)
The noun MARLINSPIKE has 1 sense:

1. a pointed iron hand tool that is used to separate strands of a rope or cable (as in splicing)

Familiarity information: MARLINSPIKE used as a noun is very rare.

• MARLINSPIKE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A pointed iron hand tool that is used to separate strands of a rope or cable (as in splicing)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

marlinespike; marlingspike; marlinspike

Hypernyms ("marlinspike" is a kind of...):

hand tool (a tool used with workers' hands)

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