grappling iron

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noun

a grapnel.

Nearby words

grapple, grapple ground, grapple plant, grapple shot, grappling, grappling iron, graptolite, grapy, gras, grasmere, grasp

Origin of grappling iron

First recorded in 1530–40

Also called grappling hook.

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Examples from the Web for grappling iron

Beaudry brought to the meeting-place a quarter-inch rope and a grappling-iron with three hooks.
The Sheriff's Son|William MacLeod Raine
The ketch was slowly drifting down until a grappling-iron could almost be thrown aboard.
Pike & Cutlass|George Gibbs
You haven't thrown your grappling-iron on a worthless building.
The Chouans|Honore de Balzac
I would sacrifice a year of my life to see his rat's body on the end of a grappling-iron!
The Insidious Dr. Fu-Manchu|Sax Rohmer

Grapnel, grap′nel, n. a small anchor with several claws or arms: a grappling-iron.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for grappling iron

grappling iron

grappling hook

noun

a grapnel, esp one used for securing ships

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grappling iron

noun

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grappling iron

grappling hook

noun