[thim-buh
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| 1. | a small cap, usually of metal, worn over the fingertip to protect it when pushing a needle through cloth in sewing. |
| 2. | Mechanics. any of various similar devices or attachments. |
| 3. | Nautical. a metal ring with a concave groove on the outside, used to line the outside of a ring of rope forming an eye. |
| 4. | a sleeve of sheet metal passing through the wall of a chimney, for holding the end of a stovepipe or the like. |
| 5. | a thimble-shaped printing element with raised characters on the exterior: used in a type of electronic typewriter or computer printer (thimble printer). |