cringle
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cringle
noun cringles · crengle · crenkle
- 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."
- A withe for fastening a gate.
verb cringles · cringling · cringled · crengle · crenkle
- To fasten or attach with a cringle.
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noun a grommet for a sail
| Deutsch | Legel, Lägel, Lögel |
|---|---|
| עברית | עָזֵק azek, טַבַּעַת מִפְרָשׂ taba'at mifras |
Talk about this word "cringle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cringle. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. cringle. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cringle "cringle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cringle.
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@misc{cringle_2026,
title = {cringle},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cringle},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
