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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Cringle \Crin"gle\ (kr?n"g'l), n. [Icel. kringla orb; akin to kring around and to D. kring circle, and to E. cringe, crank.] 1. A withe for fastening a gate. 2. (Naut.) 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 From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: cringle n : a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines [syn: {eyelet}, {loop}, {grommet}]
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