marling 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.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounmarling spike (plural marling spikes)

plural marling spikes

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of marlinspike.
Cite this entry
APA

marling spike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marling%20spike

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: marling spike on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.