Deadeye Small 163×320 Medium 325×640 Large 521×1024 Download Tiff Original 1220×2400 | (664.6 KB) Description A round, laterally flattened wooden block, encircled by a rope or an iron band, and pierced with three holes to recieve the lanyard, used to extend the shrouds and stays, and for other purposes. Keywords deadeye, Knot, line, Rope Galleries Miscellaneous Ship Illustrations Source: William & Robert Chambers Encyclopaedia - A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People (Philadelphia, PA: J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1881)