Cringle /(krĭṉ"g'l)/

Crin·gle

Cringle

n.
  1. A withe for fastening a gate.
  2. An iron or pope thimble or grommet worked into or attached to the edges and corners of a sail; -- usually in the plural. The cringles are used for making fast the bowline bridles, earings, etc. (Naut.)