Meaning

2 senses
  1. (not comparable)Of a finger: having a thimble (“cup-shaped cap used in sewing to push the needle through material”) on the tip; of a person: wearing a thimble on one's finger.

  2. (not comparable)Of a cable or rope, or a piece of machinery or other device: having a thimble (“ring-, thimble-, or tube-shaped component”).

Origin

From thimble + -ed.

From thimble + -ed.

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Synonyms

1 synonyms
bethimbled

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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