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marline
or mar·lin, mar·ling
[ mahr-lin ]
noun
, Nautical.
- small stuff of two-fiber strands, sometimes tarred, laid up left-handed.
marline
/ ˈmɑːlɪn; ˈmɑːlɪŋ /
noun
- nautical a light rope, usually tarred, made of two strands laid left-handed
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of marline1
C15: from Dutch marlijn, from marren to tie + lijn line
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Example Sentences
The shot hit—of that both Marline and Paul Pringle were certain, but what damage was done they could not determine.
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Send all the supernumeraries on board the Gazelle, Mr Marline, bag and baggage, will ye?
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The eye may be finished neatly by whipping all around with yarn or marline, and will then appear as in Fig. 90 B.
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Then divide the strands, taper them down, and whip the whole with yarn or marline (Fig. 94).
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Each left a hook in the knot of the inner buntline, as he went out, and dropped the ball of marline on deck.
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