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Look up: thimble

  1. Thimble
    Thimble is old criminal slang for a watch.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  2. Thimble
    Thimble is old criminal slang for a watch.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  3. thimble
    [n] - as much as a thimble will hold 2. [n] - a small metal cap to protect the finger while sewing
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  4. thimble
    pear-shaped eye around which the end of a control cable is spliced Category: Mechanical engineering • metal ring,with concave side into which a rope may be spliced,or seized.Usually of galvanised iron,steel,brass,or gunmetal Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing...
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  5. Thimble
    Thim'ble noun [ Middle English thimbil , Anglo-Saxon ......mel , from ......ma a thumb. √56. See Thumb .] 1. A kind of cap or cover, or sometimes a broad ring, for the end of the finger, used in sewing to protec...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/T/44

  6. thimble
    1. A kind of cap or cover, or sometimes a broad ring, for the end of the finger, used in sewing to protect the finger when pushing the needle through the material. It is usually made of metal, and has upon the outer surface numerous small pits to catch the head of the needle. ... 2. <mechanics>...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  7. thimble
    noun a small metal cap to protect the finger while sewing; can be used as a small container
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  8. thimble
    thimbleful noun as much as a thimble will hold
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  9. Thimble
    • (n.) A kind of cap or cover, or sometimes a broad ring, for the end of the finger, used in sewing to protect the finger when pushing the needle through the material. It is usually made of metal, and has upon the outer surface numerous small pits to catch the head of the needle. • (n.) A ...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  10. thimble
    small, bell-shaped implement designed to protect the end of the finger when sewing. Among the earliest known thimbles, dating from before 79, were ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/t/38

  11. Thimble
    In nautical terms, a thimble is a metal fitting inserted into an eye in a rope to reduce wear on the rope.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  12. Thimble
    A thimble is a small hard pitted cup worn for protection on the finger that pushes the needle in sewing. Usually, thimbles with a closed top are used by dressmakers but special thimbles with an opening at the end are used by tailors as this allows them to manipulate the cloth more easily. The Old E...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thimble

  13. thimble
    A metal fitting used to line the inside of an eye splice.
    Found on http://www.diy-wood-boat.com/Boating-ter



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27 May 2012

This day in history: The Queen Mary made her maiden voyage, on the Southampton-Cherbourg-New York route, on 27 May 1936. The passenger accommodation emphasised the first two classes, cabin and tourist. The propulsion machinery of the ship produced a massive 160,000 SHP and gave it a speed of over 30 knots. Despite expectations that the ship would try to break speed records on its first voyage a thick fog destroyed any hope of this. The Queen Mary spent a short time in drydock during July whilst adjustments were made to the propellers and turbines. When the ship returned to service, in August, it made a record voyage from Bishop's Rock to Ambrose light and took the Blue Riband from the Normandie. read more

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