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grappin

grappin

French

grappin

Noun

grappin m ‎(plural grappins)

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

Derived terms

  • jeter le grappin sur
  • mettre le grappin sur

Related terms

  • agrapper

Etymology

From Middle French, from Old French grapin ‎(“hook”) (compare Old French grappil ‎(“a ship's grapple”)), from Old French grape, grappe, crape ‎(“hook”), of Germanic origin, from Old Low Frankish *krappo ‎(“hook”), from Proto-Germanic *krappô, *krappą ‎(“hook”), from Proto-Indo-European *grep- ‎(“hook”), *gremb- ‎(“crooked, uneven”), from Proto-Indo-European *ger- ‎(“to turn, bend, twist”). More at grapple.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡʁa.pɛ̃/

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