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OXFORD DICTIONARY
marley | marlin | marline | marlinespike | marlingspike | marlinspike | marlite | marlitic | marlowe | marlpit | marlstone

marlinspike

 : 
mar=lin=spike

OXFORD DICTIONARY

marlinspike, n. Naut. a pointed iron tool used to separate strands of rope or wire.

Etymology
orig. app. marling-spike f. marl fasten with marline (f. Du. marlen frequent. of MDu. marren bind) + -ING(1) + SPIKE(1)

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