grummet
Americannoun
noun
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Archaic spellings such as "grummet," "develope," and "fryingpan" were retained.
From Storm-Bound or, A Vacation Among the Snow Drifts by Alan Douglas
A grummet is a washer made of twisted hemp, cotton, or other material, and coated with red-lead putty, and is placed beneath the heads of bolts, or under washers placed beneath nuts to stop leaks.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Joshua Rose
Over the peg, however, is previously placed a loose grummet, to which the bait is fastened, and a false roof placed over all to hide the line.
From Three Voyages for the Discovery of a Northwest Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and Narrative of an Attempt to Reach the North Pole, Volume 2 by Sir William Edward Parry
Just now a rope grummet, thrown by an elderly youth at a tub, rolled under his legs, and the judge handed it back most politely, and resumed contemplation.
From From Edinburgh to India & Burmah by W. G. (William Gordon) Burn Murdoch
The moment the animal drags at the bait the grummet slips off the peg, bringing with it the line that held up the door, and this falling down closes the trap and secures him.
From Journal of the Third Voyage for the Discovery of a North-West Passage by Henry Morley
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