MARLING
- marline (a rope used on a ship) [n MARLINGS] / MARL, to fertilize with marl (an earthy deposit containing lime, clay, and sand) [v]
- a rope used on a ship, also MARLINE [n -S]
- friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used esp. as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime
- to fertilize with marl
- to wind (a rope) with marline, every turn being secured by a hitch