Grapnel in a sentence as a noun

With anxious grapnels I had sounded my pocket, and only brought up a few pieces of silver,—So, wherever you go, Ishmael, said I to myself, as I stood in the middle of a dreary street shouldering my bag, and comparing the gloom towards the north with the darkness towards the south—wherever in your wisdom you may conclude to lodge for the night, my dear Ishmael, be sure to inquire the price, and don't be too particular.

Grapnel definitions

noun

a tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding; often thrown with a rope

See also: grapple grappler

noun

a light anchor for small boats