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Word: thimble (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • A similarly shaped socket in machinery.
  • A thimbleful.
  • nautical A ring of metal or rope used in a ship's rigging; it is a protection against chafing.
  • sewingA pitted, now usually metal, cap for the fingers, used in sewing to push the needle.

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