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screw eye

noun

  1. a screw having a ring-shaped head.


screw eye

noun

  1. a wood screw with its shank bent into a ring
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of screw eye1

First recorded in 1870–75
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Example Sentences

Another piece of the puzzle is the screw eye connection of the hooks to the lures.

Things like a clogged bead, a swivel that isn't swiveling or a turned screw eye can make your life miserable.

The board is fitted with two brass eyelets for attaching it to the top rail of an ordinary chair by means of two screw eyes or stout pins.

There is to be a screw eye attached to the foot of the couch.

Observe the time by the clock at which the star disappears behind the wire as seen through the center of the screw eye.

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