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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Grapnel \Grap"nel\, n. [OE. grapenel, dim. fr F. grappin the
grapple of a ship; of German origin. See {Grape}.] (Naut.)
A small anchor, with four or five flukes or claws, used to
hold boats or small vessels; hence any instrument designed
to grapple or hold a grappling iron; a grab; -- written also
grapline, and crapnel.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
grapnel
n 1: a device consisting of several hooks for grasping and
holding; often thrown with a rope [syn: {grapple}, {grappler},
{grappling hook}, {grappling iron}]
2: a light anchor for small boats [syn: {grapnel anchor}]
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