[DOC] [TLE] Thimble - Wikipedia [PAR] This article is about the protective shield worn on the finger or thumb. For the wire 
rope termination device, see Wire rope  Thimbles. A thimble. Der Fingerhter (
Thimblemaker) from Das Stndebuch by Jost Amman, 1568. A thimble is a small 
hard pitted cup worn for protection on the finger that pushes the needle in ... The 
Old English word mel, the ancestor of thimble, is derived from Old... [DOC] [TLE] Ask Me A Trivia Question -- 2 -- - Discussion on Topix [PAR] May 2, 2011 ... ______ WORD ORIGINS ______. The name of this small metal fingercap is 
derived from an Old English word for thumb ... The name of this military horn 
comes from the Latin for "young ox" since the first ones were ox horns. [DOC] [TLE] Etymology of English Hand Words [PAR] Where did these words come from? ... "Old English" origins date before the 
Norman invasion of 1066. Interesting... word origins suggest that etymologically 
the the hand has five fingers, one of which is the thumb, that wrist is named for its 
... naglaz) has differentiated into a 'fastening pin' - originally of wood, latterly of 
metal. [DOC] [TLE] Thumb | Define Thumb at Dictionary.com [PAR] Thumb definition, the short, thick, inner digit of the human hand, next to the 
forefinger. ... Examples; Word Origin ... before 900; Middle English; Old English 
thma; cognate with Dutch duim, Old Saxon, Old High ... a thumb, and they gave 
her the name of Little thumb, or thumbelina, because she was so small. ... 
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Question: The name of this small metal fingercap is derived from an Old English word for thumb
Answer: Thimble