Wiktionary:Word of the day/2021/February 11

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Word of the day
for February 11
thimble n
  1. (sewing) 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.
  2. As much as fills a thimble (sense 1); a thimbleful.
  3. (also attributively) An object which resembles a thimble (sense 1) in shape or size.
    1. (games) 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”).
    2. (technology) A socket in machinery shaped like a thimble.
  4. (nautical) A metal ring which a cable or rope intended for attaching to other things is looped around as a protection against chafing.
  5. (technology) A ring- or tube-shaped component such as a ferrule.

thimble v

  1. (intransitive) To use a thimble (noun sense 1).
  2. (intransitive, by extension) To sew.
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