Definitions for cringles

cringles crin·gle

Spelling: [kring-guh l]
IPA: /ˈkrɪŋ gəl/

Cringles is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 299 anagrams from letters in cringles (cegilnrs).

Definitions for cringles

noun

  1. an eye or grommet formed on the boltrope of a sail to permit the attachment of lines.

Origin of cringles

1620-30; Low German kringel, equivalent to kring circle + -el diminutive suffix; cognate with Middle English Cringle (in place-names), Old Norse kringla circle

Examples for cringles

Beg pardon Mr. Splinter, but if you will spare Mr. cringle on the forecastle an hour, until the moon rises.

Aaron looked at me with one of his quizzical grins; "cringle, my darling, do you keep these Logs still?"

But just at this instant, jack strikes out, with "cringle, order me a tumbler—something hot—I don't care what it is."

A wiser man than I must tell you that; look forward Mr. cringle—look there; what do your books say to that?

Haul well out, and take a round-turn with the earing round the cringle.

cringle, kring′gl, n. a small piece of rope worked into the bolt-rope of a sail, and containing a metal ring or thimble.

At length this said officer addressed me, "Captain cringle, do me the honour to take wine."

cringle—An eye worked in the bolt rope of a sail for a small line to pass through.

This is placed on the upper side of the gaff, to pass the outer earing round from the cringle.

So did we, and, further, ran a line from the cringle in her foresail to the weather rigging.

Word Value for cringles
Scrable

10

Words with friends

14

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