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

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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

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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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