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A light all-purpose cord commonly used to bind the end of a larger rope, to prevent fraying.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- 1749 (Sunday 26th May), John Newton's journal A young man, who has been the whole voyage out of irons, first on account of a large ulcer, and since for his seeming good behaviour, gave them a large marline spike down the gratings, but was happily seen by one of the people.
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Twine used similarly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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To wind marline around.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: nautical, transport
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Synonyms: marl
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a small usually tarred line of 2 strands
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: small stuff
From Middle English merlin, from Middle Low German marling, from Middle Dutch marlijn (“cord”), from marlen (“secure, fasten”), frequentative of maren (“to moor”), from Proto-Germanic *mairōną (“to moor, fasten to”), from Proto-Indo-European *mer-.
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French:
lusin
— a light rope
