What is 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 called?
thimble — (Naut.) 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. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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