marline spike

A form of marlinspike — A tool, consisting of a pointed metal spike, used to manipulate the strands of rope or cable when knotting and splicing.

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Meanings

nounmarline spike (plural marline spikes)

plural marline spikes

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of marlinspike.
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marline spike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marline%20spike

MLA

“marline spike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marline%20spike. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “marline spike,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marline%20spike.

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