eye splice

American  

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.

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eye splice British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of eye splice

First recorded in 1760–70

Example Sentences

Whaler's Tale: Eben even makes his own tools, as in this whalebone instrument, copied from a Peabody Museum orginial, for tying off eye splice ends.

From Time Magazine Archive

Most people," says Eben, "simply cut off the strand ends of an eye splice or burn them back.

From Time Magazine Archive

They should be capable of tying knots needed in their work, such as a square knot, clove hitch, two half hitches, bowline, short splice and eye splice.

From Project Gutenberg

An Eye Splice is formed by unlaying the end of a rope for a short distance, and then, after closing up the end, to form an eye of the desired size.

From Project Gutenberg

Leaving the ropes between a a to form an oblong loop, tuck the strands of one rope into the other as done in the eye splice.

From Project Gutenberg