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🧵 A finger protector 🥄 A tiny amount 🧵 To protect finger 🔗 To add cable ring
to thimble

to thimble

9.1
To put a small metal piece into a rope loop to protect it from wear
  • verb
  • /ˈθɪmbəl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : colocar un casquillo protector
  • It is important to thimble the rope eye to prevent fraying under heavy loads.

Examples

  • The workers thimbled the ends of the cables before attaching them to the anchor points.

  • The sailor thimbled the cable to prevent fraying.

  • After they thimbled the wire, the connection was much more secure.

  • He decided to thimble the end of the rope.

  • The workers thimbled the cable eye to ensure it could withstand heavy tension.

  • Before lifting the load, remember to thimble the ends of the ropes to prevent damage.

  • To secure the wire connection, they thimbled the ends before proceeding with the installation.

Compounds

knight of the thimble
  • Archaic
9.9

A person very skilled at sewing and making clothes

Surface Forms

thimble infinitive
thimbled past
thimbled past participle
thimbling present participle
thimbles third person singular

Etymology

Thimble for ropes comes from the sewing thimble idea: a small metal ring called a thimble protects the eye of a rope in the same way a thimble protects a finger. So to thimble a rope means to fit that metal protector to stop wear.