@ajlanes @goatsarah "To marl" is a (somewhat archaic and obscure) verb meaning to cover the end of a rope to prevent fraying
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Alisdair Calder McGregor (a_c_mcgregor@topspicy.social)'s status on Wednesday, 22-Mar-2023 04:19:06 JST Alisdair Calder McGregor @ajlanes @goatsarah Marline (with an e) is I think the cord with which one marls a larger rope. That may well be a backformatiom from Marl+Line, though