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

An ordinary ball used in bowling is used by plugging shut the holes and inserting a screw eye in one of the plugged holes.

From Camping For Boys by Gibson, Henry William

A good-sized screw eye is fastened in the cross piece of the frame, and to this tie the ball.

From Camping For Boys by Gibson, Henry William

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

From Camping For Boys by Gibson, Henry William

Stretching the Guy Lines. cord from the screw eye on one side to the point where the bolt was to be inserted, and traced its direction on the crosspiece.

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

Upon the muzzle was tied the fresh pork, attached to a string tied to the trigger and passing through a screw eye back of the guard.

From Bears I Have Met—and Others by Kelly, Allen