marlingspike vs marlinespike

marlingspike and marlinespike both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
marlingspike	Yes	No	No	No
marlinespike	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, marlingspike and marlinespike are synonyms defined as:

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

Other synonyms of marlingspike include marlinspike.

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