grummet
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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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 Journal of the Third Voyage for the Discovery of a North-West Passage by Henry Morley
Then pressing against the tree firmly with my feet I gave the grummet a quick jerk upward and again worked myself up the trunk with my knees as before.
From The Congo Rovers A Story of the Slave Squadron by J. Schonberg
He had brought a long piece of rope, which he formed into a large grummet, or hoop, round the tree.
From The Three Commanders by Thomas Cantrell Dugdale
This he twisted into a huge grummet round the tree, leaving space enough for his own body to get in also.
From The Three Admirals by J.R. Wells
Archaic spellings such as "grummet," "develope," and "fryingpan" were retained.
From Storm-Bound or, A Vacation Among the Snow Drifts by Alan Douglas
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