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marlinespike

English

Noun

marlinespike (plural marlinespikes)

  1. Alternative spelling of marlinspike

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pricker

English

Etymology

prick +? -er

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?p??k?(?)/
  • Rhymes: -?k?(?)

Noun

pricker (plural prickers)

  1. One who pricks.
  2. A tool for pricking.
  3. A prickle or thorn.
  4. Any of several American prickly woody vines of the genus Smilax; greenbrier.
  5. One who spurs forward; a light-horseman.
  6. A priming wire; a priming needle, used in blasting and gunnery.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Knight to this entry?)
  7. (nautical) A small marlinespike used in sailmaking.


Related terms

  • prick
  • prickle
  • prickly

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