Cringle
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Cringle is a noun meaning (nautical) A short piece of rope, arranged as a grommet around a metal ring, used to attach tackle to a sail etc.
Meaning
(nautical) A short piece of rope, arranged as a grommet around a metal ring, used to attach tackle to a sail etc.
More Meanings
- A withe for fastening a gate.
- (nautical, transitive) To fasten or attach with a cringle.
Example Sentences
"Lower till that rope-loop […] till the cringle was down on the boom. Then I'd tie her up the way you said, and then I'd hoist up the peak and throat halyards again."
Word Forms
- cringles
- cringling
- cringled
Synonyms for cringle
Depending on context, synonyms include loop, eyelet, grommet.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include grommet, eyelet, loop, clew, crab, crampet.
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