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grappling iron

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noun

a grapnel.

Also called grappling hook.

Origin of grappling iron

First recorded in 1530–40

Words nearby grappling iron

grapple, grapple ground, grapple plant, grapple shot, grappling, grappling iron, graptolite, grapy, gras, grasmere, grasp

Example sentences from the Web for grappling iron

Beaudry brought to the meeting-place a quarter-inch rope and a grappling-iron with three hooks.

The Sheriff's Son |William MacLeod Raine
The ketch was slowly drifting down until a grappling-iron could almost be thrown aboard.

Pike & Cutlass |George Gibbs
You haven't thrown your grappling-iron on a worthless building.

The Chouans |Honore de Balzac
I would sacrifice a year of my life to see his rat's body on the end of a grappling-iron!

The Insidious Dr. Fu-Manchu |Sax Rohmer

Grapnel, grap′nel, n. a small anchor with several claws or arms: a grappling-iron.

Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) |Various

British Dictionary definitions for grappling iron

grappling iron

grappling hook

noun

a grapnel, esp one used for securing ships