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

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ringbolt

On the wharf there—take that stern fast out to the last ringbolt.

From Java Head by Hergesheimer, Joseph

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

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)

All this time I had never let go of the ringbolt.

From Elson Grammar School Literature v4 by Elson, William H.

"Old Joe had to lasso him and draw him down to a ringbolt before he could rub him off."

From Wild Bill's Last Trail by Buntline, Ned