[…] the afterguard, of whom they have but a sorry opinion, chiefly landsmen, never going aloft except to reef or furl the mainsail and in no wise competent to handle a marlinspike or turn in a dead-eye, say.
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Marlinspike
Synonyms for "marlinspike" (3 found)
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Noun(1 words)
Related words (1)
Noun(1 words)
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Translations
11 translations across 7 languages.
Finnish
1 entries- malspiikki noun (Translations)
Galician
4 entries- carabilla noun (Translations)
- chavella noun (Translations)
- pígaro noun (Translations)
- tarabelo noun (Translations)
German
1 entries- Marlspieker noun (Translations)
Greek
1 entries- καβίλια noun (Translations)
Hebrew
2 entries- דקר noun (Translations)
- דקר חבלים noun (Translations)
Russian
1 entries- сва́йка noun (Translations)
Spanish
1 entries- pasador noun (Translations)
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
There was / that interval of moonless calm filled only / with the water's and the rigging's usual sounds, / then sudden movement, blows and snarling cries / and they had fallen on us with machete / and marlinspike.
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