screw eye

American  

noun

1. a screw having a ring-shaped head.

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screw eye British  

noun

1. a wood screw with its shank bent into a ring

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Etymology

Origin of screw eye

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

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screw eye

By still another method, an elastic is passed through the screw eye in the stock and over the finger piece of the trigger, thus tending continually to draw it back and spring the hammer.

From Camp Life in the Woods and the Tricks of Trapping and Trap Making by Gibson, William Hamilton

Laying Out the Sail. hammered so it would close over the screw eye to keep it from slipping off.

From The Scientific American Boy Or, The Camp at Willow Clump Island by Bond, A. Russell (Alexander Russell)

Observe the time by the clock at which the star disappears behind the wire as seen through the center of the screw eye.

From A Text-Book of Astronomy by Comstock, George C.

The former consists merely of a screw eye inserted into the end of the stick, afterwards hinged to the board by a wire staple.

From Camp Life in the Woods and the Tricks of Trapping and Trap Making by Gibson, William Hamilton

Tie tightly to this screw eye a strong piece of rope.

From Camping For Boys by Gibson, Henry William