grapplern.
/ˈɡrapl̩ə/, /ˈɡraplə/, U.S. /ˈɡræp(ə)lər/ One who or that which grapples:
a. a grappling-iron, a grapnel.
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society > armed hostility > hostilities at sea > naval weapons and equipment > [noun] > grappling-iron
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grappler1628
grapple-iron1661
wall-hook1681
society > occupation and work > equipment > clutching or gripping equipment > [noun] > grappling-iron
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1628 R. Le Grys tr. J. Barclay Argenis iii. 251 By casting..[a] grappler vpon the wall, which presently laid hold on the stones.
1832 S. Warren Passages from Diary of Late Physician I. xvi. 380 The grapplers, with ropes attached to them, were then fixed in the sides.
1897 Daily News 17 May 6/7 He gently lowered the grappler and swung it to and fro to try and catch the clothing of the body.
b. one who grapples or grapples with (an object).
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the world > movement > absence of movement > hold or holding > [noun] > laying hold or seizing > one who
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fastener1628
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grappler1832
the world > action or operation > endeavour > [noun] > one who endeavours or attempts > one who strives or struggles
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struggler1554
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scrambler1687
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battler1898
1832 L. Hunt Transl. in Poet. Wks. 249 Atlas, grappler of the stars.
1865 A. D. Whitney Gayworthys xxvii. 276 Grappler as he was with realities.
c. (see quot.).
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1838 Penny Cycl. XI. 87/1 A [gas] retort..was emptied by a sort of grated iron or basket, called a grappler.
d. slang, a hand.
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the world > life > the body > external parts of body > limb > extremities > hand > [noun]
handeOE
cleche?c1225
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dallea1500
clutcha1529
gripea1555
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pickers and stealers1604
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pud1654
daddle?1725
fin1785
mauley1789
feeler1825
maniple1829
flipper1832
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grappler1852
duke1874
mitt1893
1852 Hazel Yankee Jack ii. 9 ‘Give us your grappler on that, old fellow!’ said Paul,..seizing the merchant's hand.
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