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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Nettling

· Net·tling · IPA
01 n. A process (resembling splicing) by which two ropes are joined end to end so as to form one rope.
  1. 1.
    A process (resembling splicing) by which two ropes are joined end to end so as to form one rope.(Rope Making)
02 p. pr. & a. Stinging; irritating.
  1. 1.
    Stinging; irritating.
Phrases & compounds
Nettling cell — a lasso cell. See under Lasso.