MARLINSPIKE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

marlinespike; marlingspike; marlinspike

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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

hand tool (a tool used with workers' hands)

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