cringle
EnglishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
NounEdit
cringle (plural cringles)
- (nautical) A short piece of rope, arranged as a grommet around a metal ring, used to attach tackle to a sail etc.
- A withe for fastening a gate.
TranslationsEdit
a grommet for a sail
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VerbEdit
cringle (third-person singular simple present cringles, present participle cringling, simple past and past participle cringled)
- (nautical, transitive) To fasten or attach with a cringle.