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Grapnel
A small anchor, with four or five flukes or claws, used to hold boats or small vessels; hence, any instrument designed to grapple or hold; a grappling iron; a grab; -- written also grapline, and crapnel.
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A iron instrument which is attached to a ship by a cable (rope or chain), and which, being cast overboard, lays hold of the earth by a fluke or hook…
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An instrument such as a hammer, saw, plane, file, and the like, used in the manual arts, to facilitate mechanical operations; any instrument used by…
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An a/rial rootlet for support in climbing, as of ivy.
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Component part 2
A sharp, hooked nail, as of a beast or bird.
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A piece of metal, or other hard material, formed or bent into a curve or at an angle, for catching, holding, or sustaining anything; as, a hook for c…
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Synonym 1
To seize; to lay fast hold of; to attack at close quarters: as, to grapple an antagonist.
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