marlinespike
noun
a pointed iron implement used in separating the strands of rope in splicing, marling, etc.
marlinspike,
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a variation of
marlinespike.
Example Sentences
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I thought it was that scoundrel!” exclaimed Frank; and in a moment he had leaped fearlessly amidst the throng—with the marlinspike fortunately still in his hand, for he was otherwise weaponless.
From The Wreck of the Nancy Bell Cast Away on Kerguelen Land by W. S. (Walter S.) Stacey
On my introduction, Jack was dressed in the garb of a seaman, with marlinspike slung round his neck, and a lump of grease in his hand, and was busily employed in setting up the rigging.
From The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 by Frederick Whymper
The wet had made the hemp as hard as iron and he lacked a marlinspike.
From Blackbeard: Buccaneer by Frank Earle Schoonover
How do you like me now?—smooth as a marlinspike and my hair trimmed in the latest fashion, so old Bones says.
From Kennedy Square by Francis Hopkinson Smith
Instead of passing the gasket around the yard, I gravely handed him a marlinspike!
From Jack in the Forecastle or, Incidents in the Early Life of Hawser Martingale by John Sherburne Sleeper
