grummet

American  

[gruhm-it] / ˈgrʌm ɪt /

noun

1. grommet.

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grummet British  

/ ˈɡrʌmɪt /

noun

1. another word for grommet

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Example Sentences

Beneath the flange of each disc, a grummet of spun yarn and white lead is placed, so as to make a steam tight joint when the nuts are screwed home.

From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua

Just now a rope grummet, thrown by an elderly youth at a tub, rolled under his legs, and the judge handed it back most politely, and resumed contemplation.

From From Edinburgh to India & Burmah by Burn Murdoch, W. G. (William Gordon)

The moment the animal drags at the bait the grummet slips off the peg, bringing with it the line that held up the door, and this falling down closes the trap and secures him.

From Journal of the Third Voyage for the Discovery of a North-West Passage by Morley, Henry

Then pressing against the tree firmly with my feet I gave the grummet a quick jerk upward and again worked myself up the trunk with my knees as before.

From The Congo Rovers A Story of the Slave Squadron by Schonberg, J.

There was also one grummet of round-shot at every gun, besides the racks being filled.

From Ned Myers or, a Life Before the Mast by Cooper, James Fenimore