grappling iron

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noun

a grapnel.

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Also called grappling hook .

Origin of grappling iron

First recorded in 1530–40

Words nearby grappling iron

grapple, grapple ground, grapple plant, grapple shot, grappling, grappling iron, graptolite, grapy, GRAS, Grasmere, grasp

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How to use grappling iron in a sentence

Cruce operates the Iron Hill Campground on the other side of the highway.
The 7-Year-Old Plane Crash Survivor’s Brutal Journey Through the Woods|James Higdon|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
We read Thomas Piketty because we needed to understand these failures to have any hope of grappling with them.
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Preheat oven to 375°F. Heat the vegetable oil in a large, high-sided cast iron skillet.
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A whole population of 11 million with every iron in the fire doubling as a finger in a dike.
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Choosing to strike while the iron was hot, Future announced his followup to Pluto, Future Hendrix, right away.
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Mr. Jones swung round a large iron key he held in his hand, and light dawned upon him.
Elster's Folly|Mrs. Henry Wood
Now, the whole Northwest groaned beneath a cast-iron prohibition law at that time, and for some years thereafter.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
She was in a dream of oily odours and monstrous iron constructions, dominated by the grand foreman: and Edwin was in the dream.
Hilda Lessways|Arnold Bennett
The baron turned full upon him, and leaned his shoulders against the iron door of the recess.
Checkmate|Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
The churchyard was partly surrounded by houses, and in 1781 "iron pallisadoes" were affixed to the wall.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham|Thomas T. Harman and Walter Showell

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

Origin of grappling iron

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British Dictionary definitions for grappling iron

grappling hook