Meaning of CRINGLE
| Pronunciation: | | 'kringgul
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| | Definition: | | [n] fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines |
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| | Synonyms: | | eyelet, grommet, grummet, loop |
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| | See Also: | | fastener, fastening, fixing, holdfast | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Crin"gle\ (kr?n"g'l), n. [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.) 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.
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| | Related Terms: | | air hole, armhole, blowhole, boltrope, bullet-hole, bunghole, canvas, clew, cloth, crowd of sail, deadeye, earing, eye, eyelet, foot, fore-and-aft sail, gasket, grommet, guide, head, keyhole, knothole, leech, loop, loophole, luff, manhole, mousehole, muslin, peephole, pigeonhole, pinhole, placket, placket hole, plain sail, porthole, press of sail, punch-hole, rag, reduced sail, reef point, reefed sail, sail, spiracle, square sail, tap, vent, venthole |
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