Marlinspike
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
a pointed iron hand tool that is used to separate strands of a rope or cable (as in splicing)
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- marlinespike
- plural
- Marlinspikes
- possessive
- Marlinspike's
- pluralpossessive
- Marlinspikes'