Crossword clues for marlingspike
Wiktionary
marlingspike
n. (alternative spelling of marlinspike English)
WordNet
marlingspike
n. a pointed iron hand tool that is used to separate strands of a rope or cable (as in splicing) [syn: marlinespike, marlinspike]
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.