Thimble Definition

thĭmbəl

thimbles

noun

thimbles

A small cap of metal, plastic, etc. worn as a protection on the finger that pushes the needle in sewing.

Webster's New World

Any of various tubular sockets or sleeves in machinery.

American Heritage

A metal ring fitted in an eye of a sail to prevent chafing.

American Heritage

Anything like this; esp., a metal ring with a groove on the outside, inserted in a loop of rope to add strength and prevent wear.

Webster's New World

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Other Word Forms of Thimble

Singular:

thimble

Plural:

thimbles

Middle English thimbil alteration of Old English thȳmel leather finger covering from thūma thumb teuə- in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Old English þȳmel, corresponding to thumb +"Ž -le.

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