Look up: thimble

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   thimble
   [n] - as much as a thimble will hold 2. [n] - a small metal cap to protect the finger while sewing
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   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 industries • L-shaped piece used to homogenize optical glass by mechanical stirring Cat...
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   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 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 th ...
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   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> Any thimble-shaped appendage or fixure. Specifica ...
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   thimble
   noun a small metal cap to protect the finger while sewing; can be used as a small container
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   thimble
   thimbleful noun as much as a thimble will hold
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   Thimble
   A `thimble` is a protective shield worn on the finger or thumb. It is generally used for sewing. The earliest thimble was Roman and found at Pompeii. Made of bronze, it has been dated to the first century AD. A Roman thimble was also found at Verulamium, present day St Albans, in the UK and can be seen in the museum there. Thimbles are usually made from metal, leather, rubber, wood, glass, or china. Early thimbles were sometimes made from whale...
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   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 tubular piece, generally a strut, through which a ...
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   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 ...
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