grappin

French

grappin

Etymology

From Middle French grappin, from Old French grapin (“hook”) (compare Old French grappil (“a ship's grapple”)), from grape, grappe, crape (“hook”), of Germanic origin, from Frankish *krappō (“hook”), from Proto-Indo-European *grep- (“hook”), *gremb- (“crooked, uneven”), from Proto-Indo-European *ger- (“to turn, bend, twist”). More at grapple.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡʁa.pɛ̃/

Noun

grappin m (plural grappins)

1. grappling hook (a type of hook)
2. grappling irons
3. grapple
4. (slang) mitt, hand

Derived terms

• jeter le grappin sur
• mettre le grappin sur

Related terms

• agrapper

Further reading

• “grappin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.