ringbolt

American  

[ring-bohlt] / ˈrɪŋˌboʊlt /

noun

1. a bolt with a ring fitted in an eye at its head.

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ringbolt British  

/ ˈrɪŋˌbəʊlt /

noun

1. a bolt with a ring fitted through an eye attached to the bolt head

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Etymology

Origin of ringbolt

First recorded in 1620–30; ring ¹ + bolt ¹

Example Sentences

I cut the boat's painter adrift from the ringbolt so that we could ship the madman without loosening his bonds, and he was hoisted up like a bale of goods.

From Great Sea Stories by French, Joseph Lewis

A ringbolt at one edge showed how it was raised.

From The Radio Boys with the Revenue Guards by Breckenridge, Gerald

It is all gone, It is all blurred that once so brightly shone; He cannot now with the old clearness see The rust upon one ringbolt of the quay.

From Poems - First Series by Squire, J. C. (John Collings)

Hold steady, Master Tom," said Sailor Ben, slipping the painter through the ringbolt and tying the loveliest knot you ever saw; "hold steady till I see if the mate can let me off.

From The Story of a Bad Boy by Aldrich, Thomas Bailey

Everything on the decks was brightly revealed, every ringbolt, the pins in the rails, deadeyes, sails, gear, aye, every rope in the rigging was boldly etched against the glowing background.

From The Blood Ship by Springer, Norman