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thimble

/ˈθɪmb(ə)l/

noun8

  1. A pitted, now usually metal, cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, which is used in sewing to push the needle through material.
  2. As much as fills a thimble; a thimbleful.
  3. An object which resembles a thimble in shape or size.
  4. [before a noun] A thimble or similar object used in thimblerig (“a game of skill which requires the bettor to guess under which of three thimbles or small cups a pea-sized object has been placed after the person operating the game rapidly rearranges them”).
  5. [before a noun] A socket in machinery shaped like a thimble.
  6. A metal ring which a cable or rope intended for attaching to other things is looped around as a protection against chafing.
  7. A ring- or tube-shaped component such as a ferrule.
  8. (UK, no longer used) A watch (timepiece).

verb2

  1. To use a thimble.
  2. To sew.
forms

thimbled · thimbling · thimbles

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