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grappling
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Grapple \Grap"ple\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Grappled; p. pr. & vb. n. Grappling.] [F. grappiller, OF. graypil the grapple of a ship, fr. graper to pluck, prop., to seize, clutch; of German origin. See Grape.] 1. To seize; to lay fast hold of; to attack at close quarters: as, to grapple an antagonist. [1913 Webster] 2. To fasten, as with a grapple; to fix; to join indissolubly. [1913 Webster] The gallies were grappled to the Centurion. --Hakluyt. [1913 Webster] Grapple them to thy soul with hoops of steel. --Shak. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Grappling \Grap"pling\, n.
1. A laying fast ho1d of; also, that by which anything is
seized and held, a grapnel.
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2. A grapple; a struggle. A match for yards in fight, in
grappling for the bear. --Dryden.
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Grappling iron, a hooked iron used for grappling and
holding fast a vessel or other object.
Grappling tongs, broad-mouthed tongs for gathering oysters.
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