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

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Example Sentences

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ringbolt

Here, mister, stand there forrard the companion, and lay hold of that ringbolt.

From The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley by Bertram Mitford

I was yet straining my eyes towards the chase and grieving for the poor souls aboard her, when, at word from Joanna, I was seized and fast bound to a ringbolt.

From Martin Conisby's Vengeance by Jeffery Farnol

I thought at length that he comprehended my design--but, whether this was the case or not, he shook his head despairingly, and refused to move from his station by the ringbolt.

From Elson Grammar School Literature v4 by William H. Elson

When engaged outside, he unwound the cord, and secured one end to a ringbolt in the deck; so that if a chance sea washed him off his feet, it could do nothing more.

From Omoo by Herman Melville

The boat was securely fastened in a similar way by cutting a makeshift for a ringbolt in the floor of ice.

From My Attainment of the Pole by Frederick A. Cook

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