Bible Dictionaries
Cringle
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) A withe for fastening a gate.
(2):
(n.) 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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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Cringle'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/c/cringle.html. 1828.