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eyesplice

n. (context nautical English) A splice formed by bending a rope's end back and fastening it into the rope, forming a loop or eye.

Usage examples of "eyesplice".

Next instant, the heavy eyesplice in the rope's final end flew out of the stark-empty tub, knocked down an oarsman, and smiting the sea, disappeared in its depths.