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]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Grappling iron — 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} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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