Flemish eye

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Noun[edit]

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[edit]

  • Arthur Young, James Brisbane (1863) Nautical Dictionary
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