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thimble

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thimble
1. any small metal cap resembling this
2. Nautical a loop of metal having a groove at its outer edge for a rope or cable, for lining the inside of an eye

thimble [′thimĀ·bəl]
(computer science)
A cone-shaped, rotating printing element on an impact printer having character slugs around the perimeter and a hammer that drives the appropriate slug forward to print the impression on paper.


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Besides, she had a silver thimble at home, and a brass one would do for her work.
This was a great shock to her, but she felt she could not explain without shaming him, so with charming delicacy she gave Peter a thimble which happened to be in her pocket, and pretended that it was a kiss.
"Ay, very glad," said the younger man, who was looking at Maggie's silver thimble and other small matters that had been taken from her pocket.
 
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