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screw eye

noun

  1. a screw having a ring-shaped head.


screw eye

noun

  1. a wood screw with its shank bent into a ring
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of screw eye1

First recorded in 1870–75
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Example Sentences

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

Bore a hole, and put the screw-eye in such a position that it will slide under the hook with a snap.

If the string comes off the upper spool, put a large screw-eye into the top piece and pass the string thru it.

The hook must be filed off enough, and slanting, so that the screw-eye in the rider will slide under it and be caught.

If not put in high enough, it causes a rather too acute angle where the screw-eye is inserted and the limb is likely to break.

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