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Meaning Of Marl
v. t.
To cover, as part of a rope, with marline, marking a
pecular hitch at each turn to prevent unwinding.
n.
A mixed earthy substance, consisting of carbonate of lime,
clay, and sand, in very varivble proportions, and accordingly
designated as calcareous, clayey, or sandy. See Greensand.
n.
To overspread or manure with marl; as, to marl a field.