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

A small stout screw eye should next be inserted at the rear edge of the board, and another one fastened to the back board, two inches from the bottom.

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

A stick was nailed across the end of each spoke and the bail of the pail was held by a screw eye threaded into this stick.

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

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 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

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)