Flemish eye

English

Noun

Flemish eye (plural Flemish eyes)

  1. (nautical) An eye splice formed by unlaying one strand of a rope's end and laying it up round the eye formed by the other portion of the rope's end.

References
  • 1863, Arthur Young, James Brisbane, Nautical Dictionary
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