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(1):

(v. t.) To cover, as part of a rope, with marline, marking a pecular hitch at each turn to prevent unwinding.

(2):

(n.) A mixed earthy substance, consisting of carbonate of lime, clay, and sand, in very varivble proportions, and accordingly designated as calcareous, clayey, or sandy. See Greensand.

(3):

(n.) To overspread or manure with marl; as, to marl a field.