Marlin-spike

Full definition of marlin-spike

Noun

• 1877, R. Elton Smile, The Manatitlans; Or a Record of Scientific Explorations in the Andean La Plata, S.A. Chapter 1
• 1946, United States Navy Department Bureau of Ships, Technical Bulletin No. 5: Instructions for the Design and Care of Wire Rope Installations Chapter Appendix B