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noun Marline n. (Naut.) A small line composed of two strands a little twisted, used for winding around ropes and cables, to prevent their being weakened by fretting. Marline spike, Marling spike (Naut.), an iron tool tapering to a point, used to separate the strands of a rope in splicing and in marling. It has an eye in the thick end to which a lanyard is attached. See Fid. (Written also marlin spike) Marline-spike bird. (Zool.) (b)A jager, or skua gull.
Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48
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