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How to pronounce cringle in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms eyelet, grommet, grummet, loop
Type of fastener, fastening, fixing, holdfast

Examples of cringle

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Cringle points out that earning more doesn't necessarily equate to saving more.
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Cringle says all too many Kiwis put their holidays on the credit card.
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Cringle says research shows people who spend cash will spend less than those using electronic payments.
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Cringle, for example, had a couple who didn't realise how much they were spending annually on their timeshare holiday.
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Cringle says some people who attend the CAP Money courses don't realise exactly how much they're spending on their hair, for example.
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More examples
  • Fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines
  • A cringle is an eye through which to pass a rope. In nautical settings, the word refers to a small hole anywhere along the edge or in the corner of a sail, rimmed with stranded cordage and worked into the . Typically it encloses a metal grommet for reinforcement and to reduce wear. ...
  • A short piece of rope, arranged as a grommet around a metal ring, used to attach tackle to a sail etc
  • (Cringles) Metal grommets in sail.
  • A rope loop, usually at the corners of a sail, for fixing the sail to a spar. They are often reinforced with a metal eye.
  • A fitting in a sail that allows a line to fasten to it.
  • A metal ring worked into the sail.
  • A short piece of rope with each end spliced into the bolt-rope of a sail, confining an iron ring or thimble.
  • An eye or metal thimble worked into the corner or edge of a sail.