wringbolt

English

Etymology

wring +‎ bolt

Noun

wringbolt (plural wringbolts)

  1. (nautical, historical) A bolt with a ring or eye, used by shipwrights to temporarily bend and secure the planks against the timbers until they are fixed in place.

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