A tool or form shaped like an eye, used in shoemaking to stretch and shape eyelet holes in shoes.
From 'eye' + 'last' (Old English læste, from Old Norse leistr meaning 'shoemaker's form'). Technical term in cobbling referring to a specialized tool.
Shoemakers using an eyelast must be incredibly precise—if they stretch the eyelet hole even slightly too large, the eyelet won't seat properly and your shoe laces will slip and loosen while you walk.
Complete word intelligence in one call. Free tier — 50 lookups/day.