martnet

martnet
\\ˈmärtˌnet\ noun (-s)
Etymology: by contraction
: martinet III 2

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/mahrt"net/, n. Naut.
an arrangement of lines formerly used for gathering up a leech of a sail.
[1475-85; orig. uncert.]

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martnet(te
variant forms of martinet.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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