Marlinespike in a sentence as a noun

If moxie marlinespike is a deep cover agent he's been cultivating a whole character and persona for a very long time. I'd lean towards the "not a NSA plant" view myself.

Marlinespike definitions

noun

a pointed iron hand tool that is used to separate strands of a rope or cable (as in splicing)

See also: marlinspike marlingspike