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• A splice formed by bending a rope's end back, and fastening it into the rope, forming a loop or eye. See Illust. under Splice.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
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• A splice formed by bending a rope's end back, and fastening it into the rope, forming a loop or eye. See Illust. under Splice.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.