grapneln.

/ˈɡrapnəl/

Forms: Middle English–1600s grapenel(le, 1500s–1800s grapnell, 1600s grabnel(l, ( grapnail), 1800s grapnall, 1500s– grapnel.

Etymology: < Anglo-Norman *grapenel, diminutive of grapon, of the same meaning; compare modern French grapin, grappin grapnel.

a. An instrument with iron claws intended to be thrown by a rope for the purpose of seizing and holding an object, esp. an enemy's ship.Quots. 1373, 1485-6, may belong to 2.

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society > armed hostility > hostilities at sea > naval weapons and equipment > [noun] > grappling-iron

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grapper1485

grappling-iron1538

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wall-hook1681

1373 in H. T. Riley Memorials London (1868) 369 1 grapenel, 1 cheyne.

c1385 G. Chaucer Legend Good Women Cleopatra. 640 In goth the grapenel so ful of crokes Among the ropes, and the shering-hokes.

1485–6 in M. Oppenheim Naval Accts. & Inventories Henry VII (1896) 45 Grapenelles of Iren with chenes.

1679 London Gaz. No. 1393/1 His men..cry'd out, Cut away; which they did..leaving on Board us their Grapnails.

1878 A. S. Mackenzie Paul Jones I. iii. 59 (Funk) The grapnels were triced up to the yard-arms, ready for falling on the enemy's decks.

1884 Instr. Mil. Engin. (ed. 3) I. ii. 100 Grapnels may be used for escalading.

†b. A harpoon. Obsolete.

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society > occupation and work > industry > whaling and seal-hunting > whaling > whaling equipment > [noun] > harpoon

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1663 S. Pepys Diary 6 May (1971) IV. 125 They have ketched often in Greenland..Whales, with the Iron grapnells that had formerly been struck into their bodies covered over with fat.

2. A small anchor with three or more flukes, used esp. for boats, and for securing a balloon on its descent. †to come to grapnel: to come to anchor.

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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > anchoring equipment > [noun] > anchor > grapnel

grapnel1373

grapple1623

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society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > balloons and airships > [noun] > anchor

grapnel1864

1373 [see sense 1a]. 1485-6 [see sense 1a].

1589 Voy. W. Towrson in R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations i. 101 We wayed our Grapnel and went away.

1624 J. Smith Gen. Hist. Virginia ii. 24 Having lost our Grapnell among the rocks.

1631 E. Pellham Gods Power 16 Casting our Grabnell or Anchor over-board.

1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson iii. vii. 360 Eighteen half gallies..came to grapnel a-head of the Centurion.

1836 F. Marryat Mr. Midshipman Easy II. vii. 191 The boats were to..drop their grapnels till daylight.

1864 Daily Tel. 10 June The grapnel was lowered; it took the ground at once; and the balloon slowly descended.

figurative and in extended use.1851 H. Melville Moby-Dick ii. 8 With anxious grapnels I had sounded my pocket.1857 T. Hughes Tom Brown's School Days i. ii. 46 To lay hold of the working boys and young men of England by any educational grapnel whatever.1877 C. W. Thomson Voy. ‘Challenger’ I. iii. 176 The form of the spicules which make up the structure of the substance of the sponge, and the form of the double grapnel of the sarcode.

3. A name for various implements for grasping or clutching (see quots.).

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society > occupation and work > equipment > clutching or gripping equipment > [noun]

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clamp1688

grip1857

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grab1865

grapnel1875

1875 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Grapnalls, a heavy tongs used for dragging logs, chunks, stones, etc.

1881 Trans. Amer. Inst. Mining Engineers 1880–1 9 142 Grapnel, an implement for removing the core left by an annular drill in a bore-hole, or for recovering tools, fragments, etc., fallen into the hole.

Compounds

C1. General attributive.

grapnel-anchor n.

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1706 in Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Grapnel-Anchors, a sort of Anchors..without Stocks, and having four Flooks.

grapnel-rope n.

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1631 E. Pellham Gods Power 21 Taking up an old Harping Iron..& fastning a Grapnell Roape unto it, out lanch't wee our Boate.

1711 W. Sutherland Ship-builders Assistant 133 Grapnel-rope Cabl'd.

1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Grapnel-rope, that which is bent to the grapnel by which a boat rides, now substituted by chain.

C2.

grapnel-plant n. = grapple-plant n. at grapple n. Compounds 2.

Derivatives

ˈgrapnel v. (transitive) to catch or seize with a grapnel.

ΚΠ

1890 Pall Mall Gaz. 2 June 5/1 His balloon, in descending, grapnelled a tree, and he was dashed to the ground.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	grapnel
释义	grapneln. /ˈɡrapnəl/ Forms: Middle English–1600s grapenel(le, 1500s–1800s grapnell, 1600s grabnel(l, ( grapnail), 1800s grapnall, 1500s– grapnel. Etymology: < Anglo-Norman grapenel, diminutive of grapon, of the same meaning; compare modern French grapin, grappin* grapnel. 1. a. An instrument with iron claws intended to be thrown by a rope for the purpose of seizing and holding an object, esp. an enemy's ship.Quots. 1373, 1485-6, may belong to 2. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > hostilities at sea > naval weapons and equipment > [noun] > grappling-iron grapnel1373 grapper1485 grappling-iron1538 clasp1552 grasper1553 harpagon1553 grappling1598 grappler1628 grapple-iron1661 wall-hook1681 1373 in H. T. Riley Memorials London (1868) 369 1 grapenel, 1 cheyne. c1385 G. Chaucer Legend Good Women Cleopatra. 640 In goth the grapenel so ful of crokes Among the ropes, and the shering-hokes. 1485–6 in M. Oppenheim Naval Accts. & Inventories Henry VII (1896) 45 Grapenelles of Iren with chenes. 1679 London Gaz. No. 1393/1 His men..cry'd out, Cut away; which they did..leaving on Board us their Grapnails. 1878 A. S. Mackenzie Paul Jones I. iii. 59 (Funk) The grapnels were triced up to the yard-arms, ready for falling on the enemy's decks. 1884 Instr. Mil. Engin. (ed. 3) I. ii. 100 Grapnels may be used for escalading. †b. A harpoon. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > whaling and seal-hunting > whaling > whaling equipment > [noun] > harpoon harping-iron1596 iron1613 grapnel1663 harpoon1694 harping-speara1706 striking-iron1817 striker- 1663 S. Pepys Diary 6 May (1971) IV. 125 They have ketched often in Greenland..Whales, with the Iron grapnells that had formerly been struck into their bodies covered over with fat. 2. A small anchor with three or more flukes, used esp. for boats, and for securing a balloon on its descent. †to come to grapnel: to come to anchor. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > anchoring equipment > [noun] > anchor > grapnel grapnel1373 grapple1623 grappling1626 society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > balloons and airships > [noun] > anchor grapnel1864 1373 [see sense 1a]. 1485-6 [see sense 1a]. 1589 Voy. W. Towrson in R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations i. 101 We wayed our Grapnel and went away. 1624 J. Smith Gen. Hist. Virginia ii. 24 Having lost our Grapnell among the rocks. 1631 E. Pellham Gods Power 16 Casting our Grabnell or Anchor over-board. 1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson iii. vii. 360 Eighteen half gallies..came to grapnel a-head of the Centurion. 1836 F. Marryat Mr. Midshipman Easy II. vii. 191 The boats were to..drop their grapnels till daylight. 1864 Daily Tel. 10 June The grapnel was lowered; it took the ground at once; and the balloon slowly descended. figurative and in extended use.1851 H. Melville Moby-Dick ii. 8 With anxious grapnels I had sounded my pocket.1857 T. Hughes Tom Brown's School Days i. ii. 46 To lay hold of the working boys and young men of England by any educational grapnel whatever.1877 C. W. Thomson Voy. ‘Challenger’ I. iii. 176 The form of the spicules which make up the structure of the substance of the sponge, and the form of the double grapnel of the sarcode. 3. A name for various implements for grasping or clutching (see quots.). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > clutching or gripping equipment > [noun] grapple1571 clamp1688 grip1857 gripper1857 grab1865 grapnel1875 1875 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Grapnalls, a heavy tongs used for dragging logs, chunks, stones, etc. 1881 Trans. Amer. Inst. Mining Engineers 1880–1 9 142 Grapnel, an implement for removing the core left by an annular drill in a bore-hole, or for recovering tools, fragments, etc., fallen into the hole. Compounds C1. General attributive. grapnel-anchor n. ΚΠ 1706 in Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Grapnel-Anchors, a sort of Anchors..without Stocks, and having four Flooks. grapnel-rope n. ΚΠ 1631 E. Pellham Gods Power 21 Taking up an old Harping Iron..& fastning a Grapnell Roape unto it, out lanch't wee our Boate. 1711 W. Sutherland Ship-builders Assistant 133 Grapnel-rope Cabl'd. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Grapnel-rope, that which is bent to the grapnel by which a boat rides, now substituted by chain. C2. grapnel-plant n. = grapple-plant n. at grapple n. Compounds 2. Derivatives ˈgrapnel v. (transitive) to catch or seize with a grapnel. ΚΠ 1890 Pall Mall Gaz. 2 June 5/1 His balloon, in descending, grapnelled a tree, and he was dashed to the ground. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1373
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