Grapnel

['græpn(ə)l] or ['græpnl]

Definition

(noun.) a light anchor for small boats.

(noun.) a tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding; often thrown with a rope.

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Definition

(n.) 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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Definition

n. a small anchor with several claws or arms: a grappling-iron.

Typist: Theodore