screw eye

a screw having a ring-shaped head.

Origin of screw eye

First recorded in 1870–75

These holes may be bored with a screw-eye if you haven't a gimlet or drill.

Home-made Toys for Girls and Boys |A. Neely Hall
The screw-eye at s ought to be about level with the top of the post.

The Pyrotechnist's Treasury |Thomas Kentish
The opposite end of the rubber bands are fastened to a screw-eye driven into the under side of the bow.

Boys' Book of Model Boats |Raymond Francis Yates
Now run the elevator up to the top of the shaft, and mark upon the ceiling where the screw-eye in the top of the car strikes.

The Boy Craftsman |A. Neely Hall

After tying this to the counter-balance, run it over pulley F, then over pulley E, and tie to screw-eye H in the top of the car.

Home-made Toys for Girls and Boys |A. Neely Hall

screw eye

a wood screw with its shank bent into a ring