Meaning of marlin-spike | Babel Free

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Noun. [C1]

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“Bill, who was near at hand, relieved the padre from the danger of poisonous inoculation, before the teeth of the savage had penetrated the cloth, by the introduction of a marlin-spike with a decisive force that showed but little care for their preservation.”

“2. First Tuck, No. 1 Strand: (a) Insert marlin-spike from left to right under strands A, B, and C (see figure No. B-1), in main body of rope close to thimble. Give spike one complete revolution counter-clockwise, i.e., away from thimble.”

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