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Meaning of 'grapnel' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Grapnel [ n.]
- 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.

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