eyebolt

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eye·bolt

 (ī′bōlt′)
n.
A bolt having a looped head designed to receive a hook or rope.
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eyebolt

(ˈaɪˌbəʊlt)
n
(Mechanical Engineering) a threaded bolt, the head of which is formed into a ring or eye for lifting, pulling, or securing
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eye•bolt

(ˈaɪˌboʊlt)

n.
a bolt having a ring-shaped head.
[1760–70]
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Then the party rose, and dragging me to the crumbling arch, made me fast to a huge, corroded, copper ring which was dangling from an eyebolt imbedded in the masonry.
Somebody told me that one lay geh play game with the two papay them and now they can't see eyebolt to eyebolt.
The most common cause of mold halves separating is when a setup person uses only one eyebolt to lift a mold that doesn't have a safety strap or a lifting bar.
This plow has a lever between the handles that had to be moved to unlock a hook in an eyebolt on the moldboard.
The Model RS-23 thread-less eyebolt is the newest accessory item for the manufacturer's line of pull cords and safety stop controls.
Attach the leash or tether to a heavy piece of furniture (or an eyebolt screwed securely into something solid) near the main entryway to your home.
The stone of an olive from the oldest olive tree in Spain is displayed in an eyebolt (Oliva de la Farga de Arion).
The open end of the tubing was sealed with a 0.64-cm-diameter eyebolt to prevent leakage.
The steel or nylon rods extended from their respective assemblies laterally from their point of attachment toward a steel eyebolt connected to an adjustable rigid strap located at the right acromion process (Figure 2).
At the front of the handguard is an eye-bolt that serves as a sling attachment point and the rear push-pin also features another eyebolt that can serve as the rear sling attachment point.
But as reported, BT says homes which have had external cladding fitted to protect against the cold must have a PS144 "eyebolt" fitted, to secure a wire clipped on to a telegraph pole.
With the cable you could secure it to a bed frame or eyebolt or anything too clang heavy to move easily.
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