English-Thai Dictionary

thimble

N ปลอก นิ้ว  plok-nil

 

thimbleberry

N พวก หนึ่ง ของ  raspberry

 

thimbleful

N จำนวน เล็กน้อย  ปริมาณ เล็กน้อย  trifle pinch dab jam-nuan-lek-noi

 

thimblerig

N กีฬาช นิดหนึ่ง ที่ ใช้ ความเร็ว ของ มือ ใน การ พลิกแพลง 

 

thimbleweed

N พืช ที่ ผล คล้าย ปลอก หุ้ม ปลายนิ้ว 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

THIMBLE

n.[I know not the origin or primary sense of this word. Possibly it may be from thumb. ] 1. A kind of cap or cover for the finger, usually made of metal, used by tailors and seamstresses for driving the needle through cloth.
2. In sea language, an iron ring with a hollow or groove round its whole circumference, to receive the rope which is spliced about it.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

THIMBLE

Thim "ble, n. Etym: [OE. thimbil, AS. , fr. a thumb. *56. See Thumb. ]

 

1. A kind of cap or cover, or sometimes a broad ring, for the end of the finger, used in sewing to protect the finger when pushing the needle through the material. It is usually made of metal, and has upon the outer surface numerous small pits to catch the head of the needle.

 

2. (Mech. )

 

Defn: Any thimble-shaped appendage or fixure. Specifically: -- (a ) A tubular piece, generally a strut, through which a bolt or pin passes. (b ) A fixed or movable ring, tube, or lining placed in a hole. (c ) A tubular cone for expanding a flue; -- called ferrule in England.

 

3. (Naut. )

 

Defn: A ring of thin metal formed with a grooved circumference so as to fit within an eye-spice, or the like, and protect it from chafing.

 

THIMBLEBERRY

THIMBLEBERRY Thim "ble *ber `ry, n. (Bot. )

 

Defn: A kind of black raspberry (Rubus occidentalis ), common in America.

 

THIMBLEEYE

THIMBLEEYE Thim "ble *eye `, n. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: The chub mackerel. See under Chub.

 

THIMBLEFUL

Thim "ble *ful, n.; pl. Thimblefuls (.

 

Defn: As much as a thimble will hold; a very small quantity. For a thimbleful of golf, a thimbleful of love. Dryden.

 

THIMBLERIG

THIMBLERIG Thim "ble *rig `, n.

 

Defn: A sleight-of-hand trick played with three small cups, shaped like thimbles, and a small ball or little pea.

 

THIMBLERIG

Thim "ble *rig `, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Thimblerigged; p. pr. & vb. n.Thimblerigging.]

 

Defn: To swindle by means of small cups or thimbles, and a pea or small ball placed under one of them and quickly shifted to another, the victim laying a wager that he knows under which cup it is; hence, to cheat by any trick.

 

THIMBLERIGGER

THIMBLERIGGER Thim "ble *rig `ger, n.

 

Defn: One who cheats by thimblerigging, or tricks of legerdemain.

 

THIMBLEWEED

THIMBLEWEED Thim "ble *weed `, n. (Bot. )

 

Defn: Any plant of the composite genus Rudbeckia, coarse herbs somewhat resembling the sunflower; -- so called from their conical receptacles.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

thimble

thim ble |ˈTHimbəl ˈθɪmbəl | ▶noun a metal or plastic cap with a closed end, worn to protect the finger and push the needle in sewing. • a short metal tube or ferrule. • Nautical a metal ring, concave on the outside, around which a loop of rope is spliced. ORIGIN Old English thȳmel ‘finger protector ’ (see thumb, -le 1. ).

 

thimbleberry

thim ble ber ry |ˈTHimbəlˌberē ˈθɪmbəlbɛri | ▶noun ( pl. thimbleberries ) a North American blackberry or raspberry with thimble-shaped fruit. [Genus Rubus, family Rosaceae: several species, including R. parviflorus, which has white flowers and juicy, somewhat tasteless fruit. ]

 

thimbleful

thim ble ful |ˈTHimbəlˌfo͝ol ˈθɪmbəlˌfʊl | ▶noun ( pl. thimblefuls ) a small quantity of liquid, esp. alcohol: a thimbleful of brandy.

 

thimblerig

thim ble rig |ˈTHimbəlˌrig ˈθɪmbəlrɪɡ | ▶noun another term for shell game. DERIVATIVES thim ble rig ger noun ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from thimble + rig 2 in the sense ‘trick, dodge. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

thimble

thim ¦ble |ˈθɪmb (ə )l | ▶noun 1 a small metal or plastic cap with a closed end, worn to protect the finger and push the needle in sewing. 2 a short metal tube or ferrule. 3 Nautical a metal ring, concave on the outside, around which a loop of rope is spliced. ORIGIN Old English thȳmel ‘fingerstall ’ (see thumb, -le 1 ).

 

thimbleberry

thimble |berry ▶noun ( pl. thimbleberries ) a North American blackberry or raspberry with thimble-shaped fruit. ●Genus Rubus, family Rosaceae: several species, including R. odoratus, which has large, fragrant flowers and unpalatable fruit.

 

thimbleful

thimble |ful |ˈθɪmb (ə )lfʊl, -f (ə )l | ▶noun ( pl. thimblefuls ) a small quantity of liquid, especially alcohol: a thimbleful of brandy.

 

thimblerig

thimble |rig |ˈθɪmb (ə )lrɪg | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a game involving sleight of hand, in which three inverted thimbles or cups are moved about, contestants having to spot which is the one with a pea or other object underneath. DERIVATIVES thimblerigger noun ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from thimble + rig 2 in the sense ‘trick, dodge ’.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

thimbleful

thimbleful noun a thimbleful of brandy: bit, spot, dram, nip, drop, splash; little, some, small amount; Scottish informal scoosh; rare toothful.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

thimble

thim ble /θɪ́mb (ə )l /名詞 C 1 (裁縫用の )指ぬき .2 〘機 〙はめ輪 .3 〘海 〙はめ輪, 心環 .

 

thimbleful

th í m ble f ù l 名詞 複 ～s C ｟くだけて ｠〖a ～ of A 〗少量の [ごくわずかの ]A 〈酒 液体など 〉.