noun A mixed earthy substance, consisting of carbonate of lime, clay, and possibly sand, in very variable proportions, and accordingly designated as calcareous, clayey, or sandy.
verb To cover (the ground) with marl (noun sense).
verb To cover, as part of a rope, with marline, marking a peculiar hitch at each turn to prevent unwinding.
noun A species of bandicoot, Perameles myosurus, of southern Western Australia.