eye splice

noun

a splice made in a rope by turning back one end and interweaving it with the main body of the rope so as to form a loop.

Origin of eye splice

First recorded in 1760–70

Words nearby eye splice

eyes left, eye socket, eyesome, eyes-only, eyesore, eye splice, eyespot, eyes right, eyestalk, eyestone, eyestrain

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Example sentences from the Web for eye splice

The eye-splice is used to form a permanent loop in the end of a rope.
The Gunner's Examiner|Harold E. Cloke
The stirrups fit to staples in the yard, with an eye-splice.
The Seaman's Friend|Richard Henry Dana
The messenger has an eye-splice at each end, through which several turns of a strong lashing are passed, forming an endless rope.
The Sailor's Word-Book|William Henry Smyth
Don't set them up to bands; eye-splice and put them over the spar.
On Yachts and Yacht Handling|Thomas Fleming Day

A tail-block is a single block strapped with an eye-splice and having a long end by which to make the block fast temporarily.
The Gunner's Examiner|Harold E. Cloke

British Dictionary definitions for eye splice

eye splice

noun

an eye formed in a rope by splicing the end into its standing part

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单词	eye splice
释义	eye splice noun a splice made in a rope by turning back one end and interweaving it with the main body of the rope so as to form a loop. Origin of eye splice First recorded in 1760–70 Words nearby eye splice eyes left, eye socket, eyesome, eyes-only, eyesore, eye splice, eyespot, eyes right, eyestalk, eyestone, eyestrain Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for eye splice The eye-splice is used to form a permanent loop in the end of a rope. The Gunner's Examiner\|Harold E. Cloke The stirrups fit to staples in the yard, with an eye-splice. The Seaman's Friend\|Richard Henry Dana The messenger has an eye-splice at each end, through which several turns of a strong lashing are passed, forming an endless rope. The Sailor's Word-Book\|William Henry Smyth Don't set them up to bands; eye-splice and put them over the spar. On Yachts and Yacht Handling\|Thomas Fleming Day A tail-block is a single block strapped with an eye-splice and having a long end by which to make the block fast temporarily. The Gunner's Examiner\|Harold E. Cloke British Dictionary definitions for eye splice eye splice noun an eye formed in a rope by splicing the end into its standing part Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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