'Grappling iron' definitions:
Definition of 'grappling iron'
(from WordNet)
noun
A tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding; often thrown with a rope [syn: grapnel, grapple, grappler, grappling hook, grappling iron]
Definition of 'Grappling iron'
From: GCIDE
- Grappling \Grap"pling\, n.
- 1. A laying fast ho1d of; also, that by which anything is seized and held, a grapnel. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A grapple; a struggle. A match for yards in fight, in grappling for the bear. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- Grappling iron, a hooked iron used for grappling and holding fast a vessel or other object.
- Grappling tongs, broad-mouthed tongs for gathering oysters. [1913 Webster]