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marline
CIDE DICTIONARY
marline, 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.].
A small line composed of two strands a little twisted, used for winding around ropes and cables, to prevent their being weakened by fretting. [1913 Webster]
marline, v. t. [F. merliner.].
To wind marline around; as, to marline a rope. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
marline, n. Naut. a thin line of two strands.
Idiom
marline-spike = MARLINSPIKE.
Etymology
ME f. Du. marlijn f. marren bind + lijn LINE(1)
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