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A rope loop, usually at the corners of a sail, for fixing the sail to a spar. They are often reinforced with a metal eye.
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A line for hauling the reef cringle to the yard; -- also called reef earing.
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An iron or pope thimble or grommet worked into or attached to the edges and corners of a sail; -- usually in the plural. The cringles are used for making fast the bowline bridles, earings, etc.
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See Cringle.
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To pass, as the end of a pope, through any hole in a block, thimble, cleat, ringbolt, cringle, or the like.
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A withe for fastening a gate.
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