CRINGLES

Noun

cringles

plural of cringle

Anagrams

• clingers

Source: Wiktionary


CRINGLE

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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