I intend to cover the lower access holes later with a couple of blind grummets. From LearnThat.org. [www.yourdictionary.com]
He had brought a long piece of rope, which he formed into a large grummet, or hoop, round the tree. From Wordnik.com. [The Three Commanders] Reference
This he twisted into a huge grummet round the tree, leaving space enough for his own body to get in also. From Wordnik.com. [The Three Admirals] Reference
His plan was to hold tight with his knees while he jerked the grummet as high as it would go, and then to swarm up again and rest. From Wordnik.com. [The Three Commanders] Reference
This example was followed by the rest: Seeing this, Pat secured several about his neck, and then getting into his grummet he descended. From Wordnik.com. [The Three Admirals] Reference
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 Wordnik.com. [The Congo Rovers A Story of the Slave Squadron] Reference
Accordingly, acting under his directions I placed myself within the bight, and tucking it well up under my arm-pits, slid the grummet up the trunk as high as it would go. From Wordnik.com. [The Congo Rovers A Story of the Slave Squadron] Reference
Grace, Rupert, and my own, very prettily braided together, so as to form a wreath, made like a rope, or a grummet, encircling a combination of letters that included all our initials. From Wordnik.com. [Afloat and Ashore A Sea Tale] Reference
Whipping out his knife, he quickly cut a long length of "monkey-rope" or creeper, and twisting the tough pliant stem into a grummet round the trunk of the tree, he bade me pass the bight over my shoulders, and then showed me how, with its aid. From Wordnik.com. [The Congo Rovers A Story of the Slave Squadron] Reference
Soper soon twisted one of them into a grummet, or hoop, round the tree, with sufficient space for his body inside it; then shoving the opposite side of the grummet above him, and holding on with his knees, he worked his way up the smooth trunk. From Wordnik.com. [Peter Trawl The Adventures of a Whaler] Reference
The seamen took but little notice of the new hands, though some of them had been much of the same description themselves, but were not very fond of acknowledging this, or of talking of their previous histories; they had, however, got worked into shape by degrees: and the newcomers, even those with the "long togs," by the time they had gone through the same process would not be distinguished from the older hands, except, maybe, when they came to splice an eye, or turn in a grummet, when their clumsy work would show what they were; few of them either were likely ever to be the outermost on the yard-arms when sail had suddenly to be shortened on a dark night, while it was blowing great guns and small arms. From Wordnik.com. [From Powder Monkey to Admiral A Story of Naval Adventure] Reference
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