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Its common name is thought to derive from its resemblance to a sailor'smarlinspike.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The long-billed fish marlin is named after themarlinspike.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Folding tools, often in combination with amarlinspikeand shackle key, are convenient and portable.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.If heavily loaded it can be difficult or impossible to untie without the aid of amarlinspike.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It is a game in which amarlinspike-like spear is thrown to land in the middle of a metal ring lying on the ground some distance away.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A fid differs from amarlinspikein material and purpose.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In stiff old rope or in new rope which has been tightly wound, amarlinspikeor fid can facilitate opening up the strands and threading each end.
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