eye splice


noun
  1. 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.

Origin of eye splice

1
First recorded in 1760–70

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British Dictionary definitions for eye splice

eye splice

noun
  1. an eye formed in a rope by splicing the end into its standing part

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