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GRAPPLING
GRAPPLING, (grapin erisson, Fr.) a sort of small anchor, fitted with four or five flukes or claws, plate IV. fig. 5. and commonly used to ride a boat or other small vessel.
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© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, page 140, 2003
Prepared by Paul Turnbull
http://southseas.nla.gov.au/refs/falc/0626.html