1791 J. H. Moore (ed. 9) 287 Reeve Rope grammots [1800 (ed. 14) grommets] through those Holes in the Rudder and After-part of the Stern-post.
1820 W. Scoresby II. 234 All the oars are fixed by rope-grommets to a single thole.
1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Gun-slings, long rope grommets used for hoisting in and mounting them.
1986 E. Hall in A. Limon et al. (ed. 2) iii. ix. 434 The purpose of the rope grommet was to prevent the jointing material entering the drain to impede free flow and establishing a cause of blockage.