marlin
1- any large, saltwater game fish of the genera Makaira and Tetrapterus, having the upper jaw elongated into a spearlike structure.
Origin of marlin
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2Marlin
- a male given name.
marline
or mar·lin, mar·ling
- small stuff of two-fiber strands, sometimes tarred, laid up left-handed.
Origin of marline
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Contemporary Examples of marlin
One more word about the mineral water industry in Marlin, Texas, and I was about to scream.
The dedication of State Department diplomats such as Marlin Hardinger—on his fourth year in Lashkar Gah—is breathtaking.
Historical Examples of marlin
No boatman fears a Marlin as he does the true broadbill swordfish.
Tales of FishesZane Grey
Very angry he was, and he reminded me of a Marlin swordfish.
Tales of FishesZane Grey
Marlin are not food fish, and they are thrown to the sharks.
Tales of FishesZane Grey
But there are no more fish there, except Marlin swordfish in August and September.
Tales of FishesZane Grey
All of which accounts for his quick conquering of a Marlin swordfish.
Tales of FishesZane Grey
marlin
- any of several large scombroid food and game fishes of the genera Makaira, Istiompax, and Tetrapturus, of warm and tropical seas, having a very long upper jaw: family IstiophoridaeAlso called: spearfish
Word Origin for marlin
marline
marlin less commonly marling (ˈmɑːlɪŋ)
- nautical a light rope, usually tarred, made of two strands laid left-handed
Word Origin for marline
Word Origin and History for marlin
large marine game-fish, 1917, shortening of marlinspike fish (1907), from marlinspike, name of a pointed iron tool used by sailors (see marlinspike). The fish was so called from the shape of its elongated upper jaw.