| 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> Any thimble-shaped appendage or fixure. Specifically: A tubular piece, generally a strut, through which a bolt or pin passes. A fixed or movable ring, tube, or lining placed in a hole. A tubular cone for expanding a flue; called ferrule in England. 3. 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. Origin: OE. Thimbil, AS. Mel, fr. Ma a thumb. 56. See Thumb. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| thimbleberry | <botany> A kind of black raspberry (Rubus occidentalis), common in America. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| thimbleeye | <zoology> The chub mackerel. See Chub. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| thimbleweed | <botany> Any plant of the composite genus Rudbeckia, coarse herbs somewhat resembling the sunflower; so called from their conical receptacles. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| lady's thimble | <botany> The harebell. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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1. coping. 2. see thimbling.
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a small, thin-walled ionization chamber, usually with walls of organic material; used as a dosimeter.
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| thimble | a small metal cap to protect the finger while sewing |
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| thimble | as much as a thimble will hold |
| thimble | raspberry native to eastern North America having black thimble-shaped fruit |
| thimble | white-flowered raspberry of western North America and northern Mexico with thimble-shaped orange berries |
| thimble | shrubby raspberry of eastern North America having showy rose to purplish flowers and red or orange thimble-shaped fruit |
| thimble | as much as a thimble will hold |
| thimble | a swindling sleight-of-hand game |
| thimble | a common North American anemone with cylindrical fruit clusters resembling thimbles |
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