MARLINGSPIKE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a pointed iron hand tool that is used to separate strands of a rope or cable (as in splicing)
   Synonym(s)
   • marlinespike (what does marlinespike mean?)
   • marlinspike (what does marlinspike mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) marlingspike is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • hand tool (what does hand tool mean?)