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plural marlines
A light all-purpose cord commonly used to bind the end of a larger rope, to prevent fraying. quotations examples
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. examples
third-person singular simple present marlines, present participle marlining, simple past and past participle marlined
(nautical) To wind marline around. examples