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thimbled en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈθɪmb(ə)ld/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From thimble + -ed.

Meanings

  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”).

Synonyms

bethimbled

thimbled en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˈθɪmb(ə)ld/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From thimble + -ed.

Meanings

  1. (form-of, participle, past) simple past and past participle of thimble
    form of thimble