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Marling
(gcide) | Marl \Marl\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Marled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Marling.] [Cf. F. marner. See Marl, n.]
To overspread or manure with marl; as, to marl a field.
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marlingspike
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Marling spike
(gcide) | 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.
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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.] (Zool.)
(a) A tropic bird.
(b) A jager, or skua gull.
[1913 Webster]Marl \Marl\, v. t. [See Marline.] (Naut.)
To cover, as part of a rope, with marline, marking a pecular
hitch at each turn to prevent unwinding.
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Marling spike. (Naut.) See under Marline.
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marlingspike
(wn) | marlingspike
n 1: a pointed iron hand tool that is used to separate strands
of a rope or cable (as in splicing) [syn: marlinespike,
marlinspike, marlingspike] |
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