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

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Example Sentences

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screw eye

The head of the horizontal bolt rests upon the screw eye which is immediately below the head of the suspended bolt.

From Common Science by John W. (John Woodside) Ritchie

After three or four years you can't see the screw eye, it grows right into the tree.

From Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 Embracing the Transactions of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society,Volume 44, from December 1, 1915, to December 1, 1916, Including the Twelve Numbers of "The Minnesota Horticulturist" for 1916 by A. W. Latham

Place a screw eye about 1/2 in. from the edge on each side of these openings.

From The Boy Mechanic: Volume 1 700 Things for Boys to Do by Popular Mechanics Co.

To unlock the door, merely push the button E, The magnet then draws the armature out of the screw eye and the door is unlocked.

From The Boy Mechanic: Volume 1 700 Things for Boys to Do by Popular Mechanics Co.

An electric current passing through the wires of the vertical bolt will therefore lift the head of the horizontal bolt, which will drop back on to the screw eye when the circuit is broken.

From Common Science by John W. (John Woodside) Ritchie

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