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M MAGAZINE to MARLING-SPIKE MAGAZINE MAGNET MAIN MAKE MALLET MANGER MARINE MARLINE MARLING MARLING-SPIKE MAROON to MAT MATE of a ship of war to MIDSHIPMAN MIZEN to MORTAR MOULD to MUSTERING Search Contact us |
MARLINEMARLINE, (merlin, Fr.) a small line, somewhat less than house-line, and used for the same purposes. See HOUSE-LINE.
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