MARLINSPIKE

Meaning of MARLINSPIKE in English

(also marlinespike )

■ noun a pointed metal tool used by sailors to separate strands of rope or wire.

Origin

C17: from marl 'fasten with marline' (from Du. marlen 'keep binding') + spike 1 .

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MARLINSPIKE — noun see: marlinespike
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MARLINSPIKE — noun see marlinespike
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MARLINSPIKE — see marlinespike
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MARLINSPIKE — n. Naut. a pointed iron tool used to separate strands of rope or wire. [orig. app. marling-spike f. marl fasten …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MARLINSPIKE — n. Naut. a pointed iron tool used to separate strands of rope or wire. [ orig. app. marling-spike f. marl …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MARLINSPIKE — n. Naut. a pointed iron tool used to separate strands of rope or wire. Etymology: orig. app. marling-spike f. marl …
Oxford English vocab
MARLINSPIKE — см. marlinespike
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь морских терминов
MARLINSPIKE — см. marlinespike
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь морских терминов
MARLINSPIKE FISH — noun : striped marlin
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MARLINESPIKE — also marlinspike noun Date: 1539 a tool (as of wood or iron) that tapers to a point and is used …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MARLIN — I. ˈmärlə̇n, ˈmȧl- noun ( -s ) Etymology: short for marlinspike; from the appearance of the beak 1. a. : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MARLINESPIKE — noun also marlinspike or marlingspike ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ 1. : an iron tool that tapers to a point and is used to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MARLINESPIKE — /mahr"lin spuyk'/ , n. Naut. a pointed iron implement used in separating the strands of rope in splicing, marling, etc. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MARLIN — noun Etymology: short for marlinspike; from the appearance of its beak Date: 1917 : any of several large marine billfishes …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MARLIN — [mar.lin] n [short for marlinspike; fr. the appearance of its beak] (1917): any of several large marine billfishes (genera Makaira …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MARLINESPIKE — marlinespike, marlinspike BrE AmE ˈmɑːl ɪn spaɪk -ən- AmE \ ˈmɑːrl- ▷ marlinespike|s s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MARLIN — / ˈmɑːlɪn; NAmE ˈmɑːrlɪn/ noun ( pl. mar·lin ) a large sea fish with a long sharp nose, that people …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MARLIN — mar ‧ lin /ˈmɑːlən, ˈmɑːlɪn $ ˈmɑːr-/ BrE AmE noun ( plural marlin ) [countable] [ Date: 1900-2000 ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MARLINE — n. Naut. a thin line of two strands. ømarline-spike = MARLINSPIKE. [ME f. Du. marlijn f. marren bind + lijn …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MARLIN — n. US any of various large long-nosed marine fish of the family Istophoridae, esp. the blue marlin Makaira nigricans. [MARLINSPIKE, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MARLINE — n. Naut. a thin line of two strands. marline-spike = MARLINSPIKE. [ ME f. Du. marlijn f. marren bind + …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MARLIN — n. US any of various large long-nosed marine fish of the family Istophoridae, esp. the blue marlin Makaira nigricans. [ …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MARLINE — n. Naut. a thin line of two strands. Phrases and idioms: marline-spike MARLINSPIKE. Etymology: ME f. Du. marlijn f. marren …
Oxford English vocab
MARLIN — n. US any of various large long-nosed marine fish of the family Istophoridae, esp. the blue marlin Makaira nigricans. Etymology: …
Oxford English vocab
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