deadeye
noun
either of a pair of disks of hardwood having holes through which a lanyard is rove: used to tighten shrouds and stays.
deadeyes
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pluralof deadeye.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Coach Ranko Zeravica threw down the gauntlet after his Yugoslav deadeyes trounced Italy, 86-77, for the gold medal.
From Time Magazine Archive
Everything on the decks was brightly revealed, every ringbolt, the pins in the rails, deadeyes, sails, gear, aye, every rope in the rigging was boldly etched against the glowing background.
From The Blood Ship by Norman Springer
It consists of a small line reeved back and forth through the holes in the "deadeyes," A; the ends are then seized to the standing rigging to prevent slipping.
From Knots, Splices and Rope Work A Practical Treatise by A. Hyatt (Alpheus Hyatt) Verrill
Below, Lee Goom and Toyama were lowering skylight covers and screwing up deadeyes.
From The Night-Born by Jack London
Instead they seized the rusty deadeyes that held the shrouds, found toeholds in the closed gunports, and pulled themselves up within reach of the gunwales.
From Caribbee by Thomas Hoover
