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Definition of Cringle
1. Noun. Fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines.
Generic synonyms: Fastener, Fastening, Fixing, Holdfast
Derivative terms: Eye, Loop
Definition of Cringle
1. n. A withe for fastening a gate.
Definition of Cringle
1. Noun. (nautical) A short piece of rope, arranged as a grommet around a metal ring, used to attach tackle to a sail etc. ¹
2. Noun. A withe for fastening a gate. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cringle
1. a small loop of rope [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cringle
Literary usage of Cringle
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Nursery by Fanny P Seaverns, John L. Shorey (Firm (1874)
"BABY cringle. BABY cringle lives down on the sea-shore, where we spent the long
vacation last summer. A tiny cove arches up into the sands and shore- lands, ..."
2. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1830)
"... cringle AND THE DEVIL. To Commodore Christopher North. DEAR WORTHY OLD GENTLEMAN,
BLESS you, man, your chief devil lias got me into a of a mess by a ..."
3. A Glossary: Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and Allusions to by Robert Nares (1859)
"... a deal of scribble or cringle-crangle, and so from thence began to take the
height of her fortune. English Rogue, p. 111. ..."
4. Text-book of Seamanship: The Equipping and Handling of Vessels Under Sail Or by Stephen Bleecker Luce, United States Naval Academy (1898)
"The end passes from aft forward through the reef-cringle ; haul the cringle well
up on top of the yard, then take one round turn of the earing around the ..."
5. Seamanship: Comp. from Various Authorities, and Illustrated with Numerous by Stephen Bleecker Luce (1877)
"... the gaff as far as necessary—hauling on the weather vang, and down on the
leech at the same time. Reeve the earing through the cringle, haul it taut, ..."
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