mar|lin

mar|lin
mar|lin1 «MAHR luhn», noun, plural -lins or (collectively) -lin.
1. a large sea fish related to the swordfish and the sailfish: »

The Wanderer…was damaged by the sword of a blue marlin as they lay becalmed off the Azores (London Times).

2. = spearfish. (Cf.spearfish)
[short for marlinespike (because of its long snout)]
mar|lin2 «MAHR luhn», noun.
a small cord wound around the ends of a rope to keep it from fraying. It has two loosely twisted strands.
[< Dutch marlijin < marren to tie + lijn line]

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