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CRINGLE
cringle, eyelet, loop, grommet, grummet
(noun) fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
cringle (plural cringles)
(nautical) A short piece of rope, arranged as a grommet around a metal ring, used to attach tackle to a sail etc.
A withe for fastening a gate.
Verb
cringle (third-person singular simple present cringles, present participle cringling, simple past and past participle cringled)
(nautical, transitive) To fasten or attach with a cringle.
Anagrams
• Clinger, clinger
Source: Wiktionary
Crin"gle (krn"g'l), n. Etym: [Icel. kringla orb; akin to kring around, and to D. kring circle, and to E. cringe, crank.]
1. A withe for fastening a gate.
2. (Naut.)
Definition: An iron or pope thimble or grommet worked into or attached to the edges and corners of a sail; -- usually in the plural. The cringles are used for making fast the bowline bridles, earings, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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