Look up: thimble

1. Thimble
   Thimble is old criminal slang for a watch.
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2. Thimble
   Thimble is old criminal slang for a watch.
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3. 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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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...
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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...
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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>...
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7. thimble
   noun a small metal cap to protect the finger while sewing; can be used as a small container
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8. thimble
   thimbleful noun as much as a thimble will hold
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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 ...
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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 ...
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11. Thimble
    In nautical terms, a thimble is a metal fitting inserted into an eye in a rope to reduce wear on the rope.
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12. thimble
    A metal fitting used to line the inside of an eye splice.
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13. Thimble
    A `thimble` is a small hard pitted cup worn for protection on the finger that pushes the needle in sewing. The earliest known thimble was Roman and was found at Pompeii. Made of bronze, its creation has been dated to the 1st century AD. A second Roman thimble was found at Verulamium, present day St ...
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