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Definition of: marline
(mär′lin) noun Naut.
A small rope of two strands loosely twisted together: used for winding ropes, cables, etc. [<Prob. fusion of Du. marlijn (<marren tie + lijn a line) and E marling a binding <Du. <marlen, freq. of marren]
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