Marline
Definition of Marline
Mar´line
n.
1.
(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
(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
.
Marline-spike bird
a -
(Zool.)
A
tropic
bird
.
b -
A
jager
, or
skua
gull
.
v. t.
1.
(Naut.)
To
wind
marline
around
; as, to
marline
a
rope
.
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