Cringle
noun, verb
noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A short piece of rope, arranged as a grommet around a metal ring, used to attach tackle to a sail etc.
""Lower till that rope-loop […] till the cringle was down on the boom. Then I'd tie her up the way you said, and then I'd hoist up the peak and throat halyards again.""
- 2 fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines wordnet
- 3 A withe for fastening a gate.
Verb
- 1 To fasten or attach with a cringle. transitive
Example
More examples""Lower till that rope-loop […] till the cringle was down on the boom. Then I'd tie her up the way you said, and then I'd hoist up the peak and throat halyards again.""