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grommet
(noun)/ˈɡrɒmɪt/ /ˈɡrɑːmɪt/
a small metal or rubber ring placed around a hole for a rope or wire to pass through, in order to make the hole stronger
a small tube placed in a child’s ear in order to drain liquid from it when there is an infection
Word Origin
early 17th cent. (in nautical use in the sense ‘a circle of rope used as a fastening’): from obsolete French grommette, from gourmer ‘to curb’, of unknown ultimate origin. Current senses date from the mid 20th cent.
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