marlin / marline [ˈmarlən]
marlin – n. – the American shorebird, Limosa spp., a godwit; 2. the North American crooked-bill marlin or whimbrel, Numenius phaeopus hudsonicus; 3. any of the large game fish, Makaira spp. or Tetrapterus spp., with an elongated upper jaw that forms a point
marline – n. & v. – n. – Nautical two-stranded, often waxed, light rope used from binding heavier ropes; v. – secure with a series of half hitches; bind ropes together