marline
Meanings
noun
- A light all-purpose cord commonly used to bind the end of a larger rope, to prevent fraying.
- Twine used similarly.
verb
- To wind marline around.
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Etymology
From Middle English merlin, from Middle Low German marling, from Middle Dutch marlijn (“cord”), from marlen (“secure, fasten”), frequentative of maren (“to moor”), from Proto-Germanic *mairōną (“to moor, fasten to”), from Proto-Indo-European *mer-.
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