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graplin

graplin noun: a grapnel (small anchor).

Noun

graplin (plural graplins)

  1. A grapnel (small anchor).

Forms of graplin

pluralgraplins

Origin of graplin

From Anglo-Norman, from Old French grapil, grapin. Compare modern French grappin.

Questions about graplin

What does graplin mean?
Graplin means a grapnel (small anchor).
What part of speech is graplin?
Graplin is a noun.
What is the plural of graplin?
The plural of graplin is graplins.

Words near graplin in the dictionary

  1. grapist
  2. grapists
  3. graple
  4. grapled
  5. graples
  6. graplin
  7. grapline
  8. graplines
  9. grapling
  10. graplins
  11. grapnel

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