cringle

American  

[kring-guhl] / ˈkrɪŋ gəl /

noun

Nautical.

1. an eye or grommet formed on the boltrope of a sail to permit the attachment of lines.

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cringle British  

/ ˈkrɪŋɡəl /

noun

1. an eye at the edge of a sail, usually formed from a thimble or grommet

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Etymology

Origin of cringle

First recorded in 1620–30; from Low German kringel, equivalent to kring “circle” + -el diminutive suffix; cognate with Middle English Cringle (in placenames), Old Norse kringla “circle”

Example Sentences

A rope rove through the cringle of a sail, for hauling in, so as to lace on a bonnet.

From The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. by Belcher, Edward, Sir

Lower till that rope-loop—on the after-leach—kris—no, it's cringle—till the cringle was down on the boom.

From Captains Courageous by Kipling, Rudyard

This is placed on the upper side of the gaff, to pass the outer earing round from the cringle.

From The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. by Belcher, Edward, Sir

On each side of the sail, at the end of each reef band, was a cringle, or eye, in which the reef pendent was fastened.

From Outward Bound Or, Young America Afloat by Optic, Oliver

So did we, and, further, ran a line from the cringle in her foresail to the weather rigging.

From The Seiners by Connolly, James B. (James Brendan)