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eye splice
n. A permanent loop, or eye, formed at the end of a laid rope by splicing the free end back into the standing part.
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Eye splice
The eye splice is a method of creating a permanent loop in the end of a rope by means of rope splicing.
Usage examples of "eye splice".
Working quickly, he tied the two lines together and affixed the five-pound anchor to an eye splice on the end of one.