cringle

cringle
Synonyms and related words:
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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  • Cringle — Crin gle (kr[i^][ng] 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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Naut.) An iron or pope thimble or grommet worked into or attached to the …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • cringle — [kriŋ′gəl] n. [ME < ON kringla, circle, or MDu kringel, ring, both ult. < IE base * ger : see CRADLE] a small loop or ring of rope or metal on the edge of a sail, through which a line may be run for fastening the sail …   English World dictionary

  • Cringle — A cringle at the corner of a sail. A cringle is an eye through which to pass a rope. In nautical settings, the word refers to a small hole anywhere along the edge or in the corner of a sail, rimmed with stranded cordage and worked into the… …   Wikipedia

  • Cringle — This unusual name is one of a group which originally derived from the (then) popular Norse Viking personal name Rognvaldr . The earliest recordings in this form are pre 6th Century, the name translating as wise counsel , or similar, the exact… …   Surnames reference

  • cringle — /kring geuhl/, n. Naut. an eye or grommet formed on the boltrope of a sail to permit the attachment of lines. [1620 30; < LG kringel, equiv. to kring circle + el dim. suffix; c. ME Cringle (in place names), ON kringla circle] * * * …   Universalium

  • cringle — crin•gle [[t]ˈkrɪŋ gəl[/t]] n. naut. an eye or grommet on the boltrope of a sail to which a line is attached • Etymology: 1620–30; < LG kringel=kring circle + el dim. suffix; c. ME Cringle (in place names), ON kringla circle …   From formal English to slang

  • Cringle Moor — seen from the east Elevation 432 m (1,417 ft) …   Wikipedia

  • cringle — noun Etymology: Low German kringel, diminutive of kring ring Date: 1627 a loop or grommet at the corner of a sail to which a line is attached …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • cringle — noun A short piece of rope, arranged as a grommet around a metal ring, used to attach tackle to a sail etc …   Wiktionary

  • cringle — loop at corner of sail to which a line is attached Nautical Terms …   Phrontistery dictionary

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