Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thimbleeye

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: thim-ble-eye
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An Atlantic chub mackerel (Scomber colias).

noun

A loop at the end of a rope that is protected from chafing by a thimble (metal ring).

Example Sentences

"July 25, 1887, the schooner Peter Cooper caught 6000 thimbleeye mackerel off Manasquan N. J."
"A schooling fish of temperate waters, chub mackerel or thimbleeye migrates in much greater numbers to New Jersey than into New York waters ."
"Each end of the runner has a thimble-eye splice , with a strong hook at the end of the standing part."
"Thimbleeye nuts are installed on through bolt, and pole is protected with curved washers."
"AT least three clips should be used when making any prepared loop or thimble-eye termination for wire rope, especially for hoisting."

Etymology

From thimble + eye.

Inflected Forms

thimbleeyes (plural)

Questions

What does thimbleeye mean?: An Atlantic chub mackerel (Scomber colias).
Where does thimbleeye come from?: From thimble + eye.

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