grapnel


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
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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