Bible Dictionaries
Marline
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(v. t.) To wind marline around; as, to marline a rope.
(2):
(v.) A small line composed of two strands a little twisted, used for winding around ropes and cables, to prevent their being weakened by fretting.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Marline'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/m/marline.html. 1828.