grummet
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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There was also one grummet of round-shot at every gun, besides the racks being filled.
From Ned Myers or, a Life Before the Mast by Cooper, James Fenimore
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 Morley, Henry
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 Burn Murdoch, W. G. (William Gordon)
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 Rose, Joshua
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 Wells, J.R.
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