THIMBLE
\θˈɪmbə͡l], \θˈɪmbəl], \θ_ˈɪ_m_b_əl]\
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Any thimble-shaped appendage or fixure.
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A tubular piece, generally a strut, through which a bolt or pin passes.
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A fixed or movable ring, tube, or lining placed in a hole.
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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.
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A tubular cone for expanding a flue; - called ferrule in England.
By Oddity Software
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Any thimble-shaped appendage or fixure.
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A tubular piece, generally a strut, through which a bolt or pin passes.
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A fixed or movable ring, tube, or lining placed in a hole.
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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.
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A tubular cone for expanding a flue; - called ferrule in England.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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n. A kind of metallic cap or cover, or sometimes a ring for the finger, used in sewing to protect the finger from the needle ;-any thimble shaped appendage or fixture;- an iron ring with a groove round its circumference to receive the rope which is spliced about it.
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