grapnel

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Grapnel, grap′nel, n. a small anchor with several claws or arms: a grappling-iron.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various

I staggered, and was on the point of rolling over the cliff, when Grapnel darted towards me.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 54, No. 334, August 1843 by Various

There," said Grapnel, "I'll engage that he tricks them at last; while they are moving up to the fire, the cargo is moving up to the store.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 54, No. 334, August 1843 by Various

And we retrogressed over the velvet grass till our hind-wheels struck well-rolled gravel, leading us to sanity, main roads, and, half an hour later, the "Grapnel Inn" at Horsham.

From Traffics and Discoveries by Kipling, Rudyard

You will have five miles to walk," said the captain, as he shook hands with me; "but Grapnel here will take you the shortest way and it will be light in an hour.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 54, No. 334, August 1843 by Various