eye-bender

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. n. A machine for forming loops or eyes on the ends of bars, rods, screw-bolts, etc., by bending the end of the bar round a forming-tool; an eye-bolt machine. It is made in various forms, from that of a small hand-power machine to large and powerful machines for bending the ends of rods and bars into crooks, loops, and angles.