marline
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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-.
Noun
[edit]marline (plural marlines)
- A light all-purpose cord commonly used to bind the end of a larger rope, to prevent fraying.
- 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.
- 1749 (Sunday 26th May), John Newton's journal
- Twine used similarly.
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[edit]Verb
[edit]marline (third-person singular simple present marlines, present participle marlining, simple past and past participle marlined)
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