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crin⋅gle

[kring-guhl]
–noun Nautical.
an eye or grommet formed on the boltrope of a sail to permit the attachment of lines.

Origin:
1620–30; < LG kringel, equiv. to kring circle + -el dim. suffix; c. ME Cringle (in place-names), ON kringla circle
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crin·gle   (krĭng'gəl)   
n.  A small ring or grommet of rope or metal fastened to the edge of a sail.

[Low German kringel, diminutive of kring, ring, from Middle Low German.]
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