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grapple

(n): a tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding; often thrown with a rope

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(n): an implement used in the practice of a vocation

(n): a dredging bucket with hinges like the shell of a clam

(n): a bucket for lifting material from a channel or riverbed

(n): the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat

(n): strenuous effort

(v): come to terms with

(v): perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)

(v): to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match

(v): take hold of; grab

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2 months ago Prolagus said:

Apple-grapes hybrid.

(Actually, a Californiansearchengine search tells me that someone else thought about it before me.)

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