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 Grap·pling n.
 1. A laying fast ho1d of; also, that by which anything is seized and held, a grapnel.
 2. A grapple; a struggle.  A match for yards in fight, in grappling for the bear.
 Grappling iron, a hooked iron used for grappling and holding fast a vessel or other object.
 Grappling tongs, broad-mouthed tongs for gathering oysters.
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 grappling iron
      n : a tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding;
          often thrown with a rope [syn: grapnel, grapple, grappler,
           grappling hook]