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cringle.

A short piece of rope, arranged as a grommet around a metal ring, used to attach tackle to a sail etc.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A short piece of rope, arranged as a grommet around a metal ring, used to attach tackle to a sail etc.

  2. A withe for fastening a gate.

verb
  1. To fasten or attach with a cringle.

    transitive
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.