English Explanatory Dictionary

thimbleeye

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An Atlantic chub mackerel (Scomber colias).
  2. A loop at the end of a rope that is protected from chafing by a thimble (metal ring).

Word forms

thimbleeye thimbleeyes

Etymology

From thimble + eye.

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