grappling iron
Example Sentences
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The lower end of each line dragged the bottom by means of a small grappling iron, and at the surface it was secured to the buoy–rope of a cork float.
From Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Walter, F. P.
A grappling iron swung from beneath almost struck him in the face.
From The Gentleman A Romance of the Sea by Ollivant, Alfred
Jimmy, the fair-haired pirate, hauled in on the alders and flung a grappling iron aboard my bank, which presently he ascended.
From The Lady and the Pirate Being the Plain Tale of a Diligent Pirate and a Fair Captive by Mathes, Harry A.
“Weel, lad, what luck?” enquired Spink, as Swankie and he met—the former with a grappling iron on his shoulder, the latter staggering under the weight of a mass of metal.
From The Lighthouse by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
He concluded he had been dreaming, but when about to leave the window he saw one of his fellow workmen running with the grappling iron.
From The Hero of the Humber or the History of the Late Mr. John Ellerthorpe by Woodcock, Henry
