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marline
mar·line [ mrlin ] (plural mar·lines) or mar·lin [ mrlin ] (plural mar·lins)


noun 
Definition:
 
light rope: a light two-stranded rope, used especially for binding the ends of larger ropes to prevent them from fraying
[15th century. < Dutch marlijn "binding line," marling "binding" < Middle Dutch marren "to bind"]
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