deadeye : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: deadeye	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for deadeye
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
deadeye n a dead shot (nautical) a round hardwood disk with holes and a grooved perimeter used to tighten a shroud
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dead-eye \Dead"-eye`\, n. (Naut.) A round, flattish, wooden block, encircled by a rope, or an iron band, and pierced with three holes to receive the lanyard; -- used to extend the shrouds and stays, and for other purposes. Called also {deadman's eye}. --Totten.