Thimble
noun
1.
a small cap, usually of metal, worn over the fingertip to protect it when pushing a needle through cloth in sewing.
2.
Mechanics. any of various similar devices or attachments.
3.
Nautical. a metal ring with a concave groove on the outside, used to line the outside of a ring of rope forming an eye.
4.
a sleeve of sheet metal passing through the wall of a chimney, for holding the end of a stovepipe or the like.
5.
a thimble-shaped printing element with raised characters on the exterior: used in a type of electronic typewriter or computer printer (thimble printer)
noun
1.
a cap of metal, plastic, etc, used to protect the end of the finger when sewing
2.
any small metal cap resembling this
3.
(nautical) a loop of metal having a groove at its outer edge for a rope or cable, for lining the inside of an eye
4.
short for thimbleful
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