noun A pitted, now usually metal, cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, which is used in sewing to push the needle through material.
noun As much as fills a thimble (sense 1); a thimbleful.
noun An object which resembles a thimble (sense 1) in shape or size. A thimble or similar object used in thimblerig (“a game of skill which requires the bettor to guess under which of three thimbles or small cups a pea-sized object has been placed after the person operating the game rapidly rearranges them”). A socket in machinery shaped like a thimble.
noun A thimble or similar object used in thimblerig (“a game of skill which requires the bettor to guess under which of three thimbles or small cups a pea-sized object has been placed after the person operating the game rapidly rearranges them”).
noun A socket in machinery shaped like a thimble.
noun A metal ring which a cable or rope intended for attaching to other things is looped around as a protection against chafing.
noun A ring- or tube-shaped component such as a ferrule.