Cringle (Crossword clue)

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• A withe for fastening a gate
• Rope loop or eye formed in sail or net
• A cringle is an eye through which to pass a rope
• Loop at corner of sail to which a line is attached
• A metal ring or grommet around a hole in the sail for reinforcement
• A rope loop, usually at the corners of a sail, for fixing the sail to a spar
• Iron strop, rope strop, or grommet at the corners of a sail for attaching sheets
• An eye or grommet formed on the boltrope of a sail to permit the attachment of lines
• A metal ring or grommet used to reinforce the edge of a hole in material such as sailcloth
• An iron or pope thimble or grommet worked into or attached to the edges and corners of a sail