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adj
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Synonyms: bethimbled
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Of a cable or rope, or a piece of machinery or other device: having a thimble (“ring-, thimble-, or tube-shaped component”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, nautical, physical-sciences, technology, transport
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
simple past and past participle of thimble
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
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History
From thimble + -ed.
