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| mar·line [ mrlin ] (plural mar·lines) or mar·lin [ mrlin ] (plural mar·lins) |
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light rope: a light two-stranded rope, used especially for binding the ends of larger ropes to prevent them from fraying
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| [15th century. < Dutch marlijn "binding line," marling "binding" < Middle Dutch marren "to bind"] |
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