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A simple contrivance, usually a loop of rope with a knot on one end and eye at the other, but also a large hook, or a wooden bracket, used for…
Chiefly Nautical. button and eye (or †loop): a length of rope, leather, etc., with a loop or eye at one end and a knot at the other, used as a…