grapnel

英 ['græpn(ə)l] 美 ['græpnl]
  • n. 抓钩;小锚

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grapnel
grapnel: see grape
grapnel (n.)
"small hook," especially one fixed on a rope and thrown for seizing and holding, late 14c., grapenel, from an assumed Anglo-French diminutive of grapon, from Old French grapil, grapin "hook," diminutive of grape "hook" (see grape). Earlier form was grapel (compare grapple (n.)).

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