Crin'gle, n.
(kring'gl), n. [Icel. kringla, orb, round cake, from kringr, circle, Dan. kringle, Sw. kringla, Ger. kringel, a cracknel, D. kring, circle, cracknel, Dan. kringelkrog, a winding, turning in and out. Cf. CRINKLE and CRINGE.]
Sense 1. A withe for fastening a gate.
Sense 2. (Naut.) An iron ring or thimble strapped to the bolt-rope of a sail for various purposes, as to attach the sheet, earings, &c.; also, a rope having its end formed into a ring for securing it to a sail.