What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Cingle vs Cringle - What's the difference?

cingle | cringle |

As nouns the difference between cingle and cringle

is that cingle is a kind of belt or other girdle while cringle is a short piece of rope, arranged as a grommet around a metal ring, used to attach tackle to a sail etc.

cingle

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A kind of belt or other girdle.
  • * 1990 , Guy Davenport, The Drummer of the Eleventh North Devonshire Fusiliers :
    • A triangle of arcs, her slip , flag red, and her friend with a swimmer’s back and saucery hollows in his solidly boxed buttocks was cupped into a gauze pouch and cingle .
    ----

    cringle

    English

    Alternative forms

    * crengle, crenkle

    Noun

    (wikipedia cringle) (en noun)
  • (nautical) A short piece of rope, arranged as a grommet around a metal ring, used to attach tackle to a sail etc.
  • A withe for fastening a gate.

    • Anagrams

    *