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MARLINESPIKE
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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 ("marlinespike" is a kind of...):
hand tool (a tool used with workers' hands)
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