grappling iron
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of grappling iron
First recorded in 1530–40
Example Sentences
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"Weel, lad, what luck?" enquired Spink, as Swankie and he met—the former with a grappling iron on his shoulder, the latter staggering under the weight of a mass of metal.
From The Lighthouse by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
Jimmy, the fair-haired pirate, hauled in on the alders and flung a grappling iron aboard my bank, which presently he ascended.
From The Lady and the Pirate Being the Plain Tale of a Diligent Pirate and a Fair Captive by Mathes, Harry A.
He introduces his first finger in his mouth as if it were a grappling iron and extracts the black tobacco.
From David Lockwin—The People's Idol by McGovern, John
“Weel, lad, what luck?” enquired Spink, as Swankie and he met—the former with a grappling iron on his shoulder, the latter staggering under the weight of a mass of metal.
From The Lighthouse by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
Darwin began to put down a grappling iron on the outer side of the reef and to drag up coral.
From The Meaning of Evolution by Schmucker, Samuel Christian
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