thimble
(noun) a small metal cap to protect the finger while sewing; can be used as a small container
thimble, thimbleful
(noun) as much as a thimble will hold
Source: WordNet® 3.1
thimble (plural thimbles)
(sewing) A pitted, now usually metal, cap for the fingers, used in sewing to push the needle.
Synonym: thumbstall
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.
Source: Wiktionary
Thim"ble, n. Etym: [OE. thimbil, AS. , fr. 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 the head of the needle.
2. (Mech.)
Definition: Any thimble-shaped appendage or fixure. Specifically: -- (a) A tubular piece, generally a strut, through which a bolt or pin passes. (b) A fixed or movable ring, tube, or lining placed in a hole. (c) A tubular cone for expanding a flue; -- called ferrule in England.
3. (Naut.)
Definition: A ring of thin metal formed with a grooved circumference so as to fit within an eye-spice, or the like, and protect it from chafing.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
30 May 2025
(noun) (sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash)
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
