grappin

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French

grappin

Etymology

Inherited 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

Noun

grappin m (plural grappins)

  1. grappling hook (a type of hook)
  2. grappling irons
  3. grapple
  4. (slang) mitt, hand

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