Marline

[mar·line]

A small usually tarred line of 2 strands

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A small line composed of two strands a little twisted, used for winding around ropes and cables, to prevent their being weakened by fretting.

Noun
a small usually tarred line of 2 strands


v.
A small line composed of two strands a little twisted, used for winding around ropes and cables, to prevent their being weakened by fretting.

v. t.
To wind marline around; as, to marline a rope.


Marline

Mar"line , n. [LG. marlien, marling, or D. marling, marlijn, fr. D. marren to tie, prob. akin to E. moor, v., and lijn line: cf.F. merlin. See Moor, v., Line.] (Naut.) A small line composed of two strands a little twisted, used for winding around ropes and cables, to prevent their being weakened by fretting. Marline spike, Marling spike (Naut.), an iron tool tapering to a point, used to separate the strands of a rope in splicing and in marling. It has an eye in the thick end to which a lanyard is attached. See Fid. [Written also marlin spike] -- Marline-spike bird. [The name alludes to the long middle tail feathers.] (Zo'94l.) (a) A tropic bird. (b) A jager, or skua gull.

Marline

Mar"line , v. t. [F. merliner.] (Naut.) To wind marline around; as, to marline a rope.

A small line composed of two strands a little twisted, used for winding around ropes and cables, to prevent their being weakened by fretting.

To wind marline around; as, to marline a rope.

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