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cringle
crin·gle [ kríng g'l ] (plural crin·gles)


noun 
Definition:
 
rope ring on sail: a piece of rope with a metal ring grommet in it, fitted into the main rope boltrope around the edge of a sail
[Early 17th century. < Low German kringel "small ring"]
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