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A pointed iron hand tool that is used to separate strands of a rope or cable (as in splicing)
Answer for the clue "A pointed iron hand tool that is used to separate strands of a rope or cable (as in splicing) ", 12 letters:
marlingspike
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Word definitions in WordNet
n. a pointed iron hand tool that is used to separate strands of a rope or cable (as in splicing) [syn: marlinespike , marlinspike ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (alternative spelling of marlinspike English)
Usage examples of marlingspike.
And that hapless son of Ham, who happened to be just crossing the main-deck, heard a marlingspike, which by ill luck was lying at hand, flying past his ears.