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Grapnel

noun
1.
A tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding; often thrown with a rope.  Synonyms: grapple, grappler, grappling hook, grappling iron.
2.
A light anchor for small boats.  Synonym: grapnel anchor.





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"Grapnel" Quotes from Famous Books



... no more about the matter, and Ben landed the visitors in the ferry-boat. The Woodville then ran down to the Goblins, and towed the raft out to the spot where the anchors lay. A boat grapnel was dragged over the spot, the cables hooked, and the anchors hauled up with the derrick on the raft, from which they were transferred ...
— Haste and Waste • Oliver Optic


Words linked to "Grapnel" :   ground tackle, anchor, hook, tool, crampoon, crampon, claw


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