grapnel
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grapnel /ˈgrapn(ə)l/
▶noun
- 1 a grappling hook.
- 2 a small anchor with several flukes.
– origin ME: from an Anglo-Norman Fr. dimin. of OFr. grapon, of Gmc origin.
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