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| grap·nel [ grápnəl ] (plural grap·nels) |
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1. device with hooks: a device consisting of an iron shaft with several hooks at one end and a rope at the other by which it can be thrown to attach itself to something
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2. anchor for small boat: an anchor with three or more arms, especially one for anchoring a small boat
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| [14th century. < Anglo-Norman< Old French grapon< grape "hook" (see grape)] |
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