Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

marlin-spike

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.96 in modern English

Syllables: mar-lin-spike
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of marlinspike.

Example Sentences

"Bill, who was near at hand, relieved the padre from the danger of poisonous inoculation, before the teeth of the savage had penetrated the cloth, by the introduction of a marlin-spike with a decisive force that showed but little care for their preservation."
"2. First Tuck, No. 1 Strand: (a) Insert marlin-spike from left to right under strands A, B, and C (see figure No. B-1), in main body of rope close to thimble. Give spike one complete revolution counter-clockwise, i.e., away from thimble."

Inflected Forms

marlin-spikes (plural)

Questions

What does marlin-spike mean?: Alternative form of marlinspike.

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