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grappler|ˈgræplə(r)|
[f. grapple v. + -er1.]
One who or that which grapples: a. a grappling-iron, a grapnel; b. one who grapples or grapples with (an object); c. (see quot.); d. slang, a hand.
a.1628Sir R. Le Grys tr. Barclay's Argenis 251 By casting..[a] grappler upon the wall, which presently laid hold on the stones. 1830S. Warren Diary Physic. (1832) I. xvi. 380 The grapplers, with ropes attached to them, were then fixed in the sides. 1897Daily News 17 May 6/7 He gently lowered the grappler and swung it to and fro to try and catch the clothing of the body.
b.1832L. Hunt Translations Poems 249 Atlas, grappler of the stars. 1865Mrs. Whitney Gayworthys xxvii. (1879) 276 Grappler as he was with realities.
c.1838Penny Cycl. XI. 87/1 A [gas] retort..was emptied by a sort of grated iron or basket, called a grappler.
d.1852Hazel Yankee Jack ii. 9 ‘Give us your grappler on that, old fellow!’ said Paul,..seizing the merchant's hand. |