Definitions
1.NounA 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.NounAs much as fills a thimble (sense 1); a thimbleful.
3.NounAn object which resembles a thimble (sense 1) in shape or size.
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”).
A socket in machinery shaped like a thimble.
4.NounA 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”).
5.NounA socket in machinery shaped like a thimble.
6.NounA metal ring which a cable or rope intended for attaching to other things is looped around as a protection against chafing.
7.NounA ring- or tube-shaped component such as a ferrule.
8.VerbTo use a thimble (noun sense 1).
9.VerbTo sew.