eye splice
a splice made in a rope by turning back one end and interweaving it with the main body of the rope so as to form a loop.
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How to use eye splice in a sentence
Two three-quarters inch cables (F) with an eye splice in each end are attached to the hooks.
Motor Truck Logging Methods | Frederick Malcolm KnappAn "eye splice" (Fig. 108) is very easy to make and is useful and handy in a great variety of ways.
Knots, Splices and Rope Work | A. Hyatt VerrillThe stirrups fit to staples in the yard, with an eye-splice.
The Seaman's Friend | Richard Henry DanaDon't set them up to bands; eye-splice and put them over the spar.
On Yachts and Yacht Handling | Thomas Fleming DayThe eye-splice is used to form a permanent loop in the end of a rope.
The Gunner's Examiner | Harold E. Cloke
British Dictionary definitions for eye splice
an eye formed in a rope by splicing the end into its standing part
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