/mahr"lin spuyk'/ , n. Naut.
a pointed iron implement used in separating the strands of rope in splicing, marling, etc.
Also, marlinspike, marlingspike /mahr"ling spuyk'/ .
[ 1620-30; orig. marling spike. See MARL 2 , -ING 1 , SPIKE 1 ]
/mahr"lin spuyk'/ , n. Naut.
a pointed iron implement used in separating the strands of rope in splicing, marling, etc.
Also, marlinspike, marlingspike /mahr"ling spuyk'/ .
[ 1620-30; orig. marling spike. See MARL 2 , -ING 1 , SPIKE 1 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012