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Marlinespike

nounid 89342·updated May 18, 2026
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a pointed iron hand tool that is used to separate strands of a rope or cable (as in splicing)

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Variants

synonym
marlingspikemarlinspike
plural
Marlinespikes
possessive
Marlinespike's
pluralpossessive
Marlinespikes'

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a pointed iron hand tool that is used to separate strands of a rope or cable (as in splicing)

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