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Meanings of thimble in English
Usage of thimble in English
1
A thimble or button is placed in plain sight by another child.
2
Miss Lining took another taste of the brass thimble, and then said:
3
Felicia made her sit down by tapping her head with the thimble.
4
He wondered what Charlotte would say when he gave her the thimble.
5
But no thimble-rigger had a keener eye for the cents than Fawcett.
6
A silver thimble from Susy and Ruth completed these very feminine accessories.
7
Double Expressos in thimble-sized glasses with chrome holders sit on the table.
8
I went to the thimble-bee-said I couldn't stay-andwent to the pictures.
9
You deserve I should rap your silly little skull with my thimble.
10
They were brutes and bullies, without a thimble of honor between them.
11
It looked about the size of a thimble from where I stood.
12
As she did so, she dropped her needle and also her thimble.
13
Sharpe's tarnished old thimble was conspicuous enough among his glistening new ones.
14
From these ten ends hung ten little thimble-shaped objects, made of brass.
15
You must pay the forfeit, or your thimble remains in my possession!
16
Mary produced a thimble, six of which would have fitted into Tom's.
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Thimble through the time
Thimble across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common