grappin
French
editEtymology
editInherited from Middle French grappin, from Old French grapin (“hook”) (compare Old French grappil (“a ship's grapple”)), from grape, grappe, crape (“hook”), of Germanic origin, from Frankish *krappō (“hook”), from Proto-Indo-European *grep- (“hook”), *gremb- (“crooked, uneven”), from Proto-Indo-European *ger- (“to turn, bend, twist”). More at grapple.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editgrappin m (plural grappins)
- grappling hook (a type of hook)
- grappling irons
- grapple
- (slang) mitt, hand
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editFurther reading
edit- “grappin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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