marlinspiken.

Brit.

/ˈmɑːlɪnspʌɪk/, U.S.

/ˈmɑrlənˌspaɪk/

Forms: 1500s marlinge spike, 1500s marlyn spyke, 1600s mardling spike (probably transmission error), 1600s marlin-speek, 1600s– marling-spike, 1700s– marline-spike, 1700s– marlinspike.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: marling n.¹, spike n.²

Etymology: < marling n.¹ + spike n.² Compare Dutch marlspijker (more usually marlpriem ), German Marlspieker , Swedish märlspik , Danish mærlespiger , merlespig . Compare earlier marling iron n. at marling n.¹ 2a.The form marlin-speek in quot. 1693 at sense 1 may be after speek n.

1. Nautical. A pointed iron or wooden tool used to lift the strands of rope in splicing, etc. In modern use also: a similar tool as an attachment on a pocket knife. Cf. fid n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > shipbuilding and repairing > [noun] > fitting out or equipping ships > rigging a ship > rope work > tools

marling iron1485

marlinspike1539

fid1615

fidder1644

jewel1750

splicer1923

marler1929

1539 J. Husee Let. 8 May in Lisle Papers (P.R.O.: SP 3/4/43) f. 54 The byllis, bowes and marlyn Spykes wer of a grett nombre.

1590 in K. R. Andrews Eng. Privateering Voy. to W. Indies (1959) 77 3 Doussen of marlinge spikes.

1626 J. Smith Accidence Young Sea-men 3 The Boteswaine is to haue the charge of all the Cordage..sailes..and marling spikes.

1693 R. Lyde True Acct. Retaking of Ship 14 I look't about the Beams for a Marlin-speek, or any thing else to strike them withal.

1757 T. Smollett Reprisal ii. xv As brisk a seaman as ever greased a marlin spike.

1863 P. Barry Dockyard Econ. 178 The British seaman who can only fight with his fists or with a marlinspike.

1882 Daily Tel. 12 Sept. 2/1 In former times there was a custom called pricking—a sailor got behind a boy and forced him up by digging into him with a sharp marlingspike.

1906 Temple Bar Jan. 78 They had several triangles formed by beating marline spikes together.

1943 Sun (Baltimore) 18 Oct. 14/2 He uses such other implements as marlin spikes and fids.

1984 A. MacLean San Andreas ii. 54 The Bo'sun went directly to a small wooden cupboard on the bulkhead, produced his knife, opened up the marlinspike and inserted its point just below the cupboard lock.

2. Any of various sea birds having long, pointed tail streamers.

a. = tropicbird n. at tropic n. and adj.¹ Compounds.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > order Pelecaniformes > [noun] > member of family Phaethontidae (tropic bird)

tropicbird1624

boatswain1815

marlinspike1858

long-tail1859

star-tail1862

boatswain bird1867

bosun bird1888

wig-tail1888

bosun1899

1858 C. A. Abbey Diary 31 Oct. in H. A. Gosnell Before Mast in Clippers (1937) 146 A number of ‘marlin-spikes’ flying about & uttering their shrill cries.

1866 ‘M. Twain’ Lett. from Hawaii (1967) 180 One or two kahilis, also, made of red feathers from a bird called by sailors the marlinspike bird.

1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Boatswain-bird, Phaeton æthereus... It is distinguished by two long feathers in the tail, called the marling-spike.

1974 Encycl. Brit. Micropædia X. 141/3 Sailors call them marlin-spikes and bosun birds.

b. U.S. regional (New England). = jäger n. 4.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > order Charadriiformes > [noun] > genus Stercorarius (skuas or jaegers) > stercorarius parasiticus

allana1612

boatswain1785

gull-teaser1802

Richardson's jaeger1831

Richardson's skua1834

jäger1838

bosun1874

marlinspike1884

1884 Rep. U.S. Bureau Fisheries 1882 324 There are several varieties of jaegers..which are known to the fisherman by the names of ‘Marlingspikes’, ‘Whiptails’, etc.

1956 Bull. Mass. Audubon Soc. 40 21 Pomarine Jaeger... Marlinspike bird (Maine. In allusion to the projecting middle tail feathers.).

1978 O. J. Gromme Birds Wisconsin (rev. ed.) 215 Marlinspike (parasitic jaeger).

Compounds

marlinspike hitch n. Nautical a type of hitch used in marling (see quots.).

ΚΠ

1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Marline-spike hitch, a peculiar hitch in marling, made by laying the marline-spike upon the seizing stuff, and then bringing the end of that seizing over the standing part, so as to form a jamming bight.

1882 G. S. Nares Seamanship (ed. 6) 21 Marling-spike, or Midshipman hitch.

marlinspike seamanship n. U.S. Nautical skill in using a marlinspike; (more generally) the traditional skills associated with the crew of a sailing ship.

ΚΠ

1888 Harper's Mag. July 170/1 Before this is ended he has learned a great deal of marline-spike seamanship.

1896 United Service Mag. 187 There is not nearly so much marlin-spike seamanship as in the days of our forefathers.

1990 J. McPhee Looking for Ship 9 It gave him a chance to practice marlinspike seamanship—knot tying, wire splicing, rope splicing, rigging.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	marlinspike
释义	marlinspiken. Brit. /ˈmɑːlɪnspʌɪk/, U.S. /ˈmɑrlənˌspaɪk/ Forms: 1500s marlinge spike, 1500s marlyn spyke, 1600s mardling spike (probably transmission error), 1600s marlin-speek, 1600s– marling-spike, 1700s– marline-spike, 1700s– marlinspike. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: marling n.¹, spike n.² Etymology: < marling n.¹ + spike n.² Compare Dutch marlspijker (more usually marlpriem ), German Marlspieker , Swedish märlspik , Danish mærlespiger , merlespig . Compare earlier marling iron n. at marling n.¹ 2a.The form marlin-speek in quot. 1693 at sense 1 may be after speek n. 1. Nautical. A pointed iron or wooden tool used to lift the strands of rope in splicing, etc. In modern use also: a similar tool as an attachment on a pocket knife. Cf. fid n. 1. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > shipbuilding and repairing > [noun] > fitting out or equipping ships > rigging a ship > rope work > tools marling iron1485 marlinspike1539 fid1615 fidder1644 jewel1750 splicer1923 marler1929 1539 J. Husee Let. 8 May in Lisle Papers (P.R.O.: SP 3/4/43) f. 54 The byllis, bowes and marlyn Spykes wer of a grett nombre. 1590 in K. R. Andrews Eng. Privateering Voy. to W. Indies (1959) 77 3 Doussen of marlinge spikes. 1626 J. Smith Accidence Young Sea-men 3 The Boteswaine is to haue the charge of all the Cordage..sailes..and marling spikes. 1693 R. Lyde True Acct. Retaking of Ship 14 I look't about the Beams for a Marlin-speek, or any thing else to strike them withal. 1757 T. Smollett Reprisal ii. xv As brisk a seaman as ever greased a marlin spike. 1863 P. Barry Dockyard Econ. 178 The British seaman who can only fight with his fists or with a marlinspike. 1882 Daily Tel. 12 Sept. 2/1 In former times there was a custom called pricking—a sailor got behind a boy and forced him up by digging into him with a sharp marlingspike. 1906 Temple Bar Jan. 78 They had several triangles formed by beating marline spikes together. 1943 Sun (Baltimore) 18 Oct. 14/2 He uses such other implements as marlin spikes and fids. 1984 A. MacLean San Andreas ii. 54 The Bo'sun went directly to a small wooden cupboard on the bulkhead, produced his knife, opened up the marlinspike and inserted its point just below the cupboard lock. 2. Any of various sea birds having long, pointed tail streamers. a. = tropicbird n. at tropic n. and adj.¹ Compounds. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Pelecaniformes > [noun] > member of family Phaethontidae (tropic bird) tropicbird1624 boatswain1815 marlinspike1858 long-tail1859 star-tail1862 boatswain bird1867 bosun bird1888 wig-tail1888 bosun1899 1858 C. A. Abbey Diary 31 Oct. in H. A. Gosnell Before Mast in Clippers (1937) 146 A number of ‘marlin-spikes’ flying about & uttering their shrill cries. 1866 ‘M. Twain’ Lett. from Hawaii (1967) 180 One or two kahilis, also, made of red feathers from a bird called by sailors the marlinspike bird. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Boatswain-bird, Phaeton æthereus... It is distinguished by two long feathers in the tail, called the marling-spike. 1974 Encycl. Brit. Micropædia X. 141/3 Sailors call them marlin-spikes and bosun birds. b. U.S. regional (New England). = jäger n. 4. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Charadriiformes > [noun] > genus Stercorarius (skuas or jaegers) > stercorarius parasiticus allana1612 boatswain1785 gull-teaser1802 Richardson's jaeger1831 Richardson's skua1834 jäger1838 bosun1874 marlinspike1884 1884 Rep. U.S. Bureau Fisheries 1882 324 There are several varieties of jaegers..which are known to the fisherman by the names of ‘Marlingspikes’, ‘Whiptails’, etc. 1956 Bull. Mass. Audubon Soc. 40 21 Pomarine Jaeger... Marlinspike bird (Maine. In allusion to the projecting middle tail feathers.). 1978 O. J. Gromme Birds Wisconsin (rev. ed.) 215 Marlinspike (parasitic jaeger). Compounds marlinspike hitch n. Nautical a type of hitch used in marling (see quots.). ΚΠ 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Marline-spike hitch, a peculiar hitch in marling, made by laying the marline-spike upon the seizing stuff, and then bringing the end of that seizing over the standing part, so as to form a jamming bight. 1882 G. S. Nares Seamanship (ed. 6) 21 Marling-spike, or Midshipman hitch. marlinspike seamanship n. U.S. Nautical skill in using a marlinspike; (more generally) the traditional skills associated with the crew of a sailing ship. ΚΠ 1888 Harper's Mag. July 170/1 Before this is ended he has learned a great deal of marline-spike seamanship. 1896 United Service Mag. 187 There is not nearly so much marlin-spike seamanship as in the days of our forefathers. 1990 J. McPhee Looking for Ship 9 It gave him a chance to practice marlinspike seamanship—knot tying, wire splicing, rope splicing, rigging. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1539
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