01 n. A small line composed of two strands a little twisted, used for winding around ropes and cables, to prevent their being weakened by fretting.
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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.(Naut.)
Phrases & compounds
Marline spike —
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.
Marline-spike bird —
A tropic bird.