thumb-stalln.

Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈthumb-stall.

a. A shoemaker's or sailmaker's thimble (see quot. 1794).

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > tailoring or making clothes > making footwear > [noun] > equipment or materials for > equipment > other

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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > shipbuilding and repairing > [noun] > fitting out or equipping ships > sail-making > tools

Milan needle1495

sail-needle1497

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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > sewing or ornamenting textile fabric > [noun] > sewing > equipment for > thimble > type of

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1589 ‘Marphoreus’ Martins Months Minde sig. G4^v Farewell old shoes, thombe stall, and clouting lether.

1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Thumstall, a thimble.

1794 D. Steel Elements & Pract. Rigging & Seamanship I. 90 Thumb-stall, a ferrule, made of iron, horn, or leather, with the edges turned up, to receive the thread in sewing. It is worn on the thumb to tighten the stitches.

1877 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Thumb-stall..2, a sailor's thimble used in sail-making.

b. A sheath worn on the thumb to protect it when injured.

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the world > health and disease > healing > medical appliances or equipment > surgical supports > [noun] > finger- or thumb-stall

fingerling1440

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cot1617

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1654 E. Gayton Pleasant Notes Don Quixot iii. v. 97 Gloves cut into thumb~stals.

1792 R. Burns Let. 16 Apr. (2003) II. 139 As much mine as the thumb-stall I have just now drawn on my finger which I unfortunately gashed in mending my pen.

1905 Eng. Dial. Dict. VI. 127/2 Thumb-cap, a thumb-stall or covering for the thumb.

c. Christian Church. = pouser n.: see quots.

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society > faith > artefacts > implement (general) > vessel (general) > ampulla or chrismatory > [noun]

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1849 D. Rock Church our Fathers II. vi. 167 [The bishop's] thumb~stal was put upon the right hand thumb that had been dipped into the chrism.

1872 O. Shipley Gloss. Eccl. Terms Pouser, a thumbstall of silver or other precious metal, used formerly by bishops for anointing in confirmation.

d. Military. In obsolete artillery: see quot.

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society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > equipment for use with firearms > [noun] > other equipment

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1864 in Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang.

1877 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Thumb~stall 1. (Ordnance), a stall of buckskin stuffed with hair, which a cannoneer wears on his thumb to cover the vent while the piece is being sponged and loaded.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	thumb-stall
释义	thumb-stalln. Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈthumb-stall. a. A shoemaker's or sailmaker's thimble (see quot. 1794). ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > tailoring or making clothes > making footwear > [noun] > equipment or materials for > equipment > other thumb-stall1589 stopping sticka1600 dresser1600 heel-block1600 rubbing pin1600 stopper1600 petty boy1688 shoe-bench1841 shoe hairs1859 fudge-wheel1874 shoe-hammer1875 size-stick1875 trimming-machine1877 heel breaster1879 slugger1892 waist-hammer1895 waist-iron1895 society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > shipbuilding and repairing > [noun] > fitting out or equipping ships > sail-making > tools Milan needle1495 sail-needle1497 thumb-stall1589 palm1737 the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > sewing or ornamenting textile fabric > [noun] > sewing > equipment for > thimble > type of thumb-stall1589 1589 ‘Marphoreus’ Martins Months Minde sig. G4^v Farewell old shoes, thombe stall, and clouting lether. 1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Thumstall, a thimble. 1794 D. Steel Elements & Pract. Rigging & Seamanship I. 90 Thumb-stall, a ferrule, made of iron, horn, or leather, with the edges turned up, to receive the thread in sewing. It is worn on the thumb to tighten the stitches. 1877 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Thumb-stall..2, a sailor's thimble used in sail-making. b. A sheath worn on the thumb to protect it when injured. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medical appliances or equipment > surgical supports > [noun] > finger- or thumb-stall fingerling1440 fingerstall?c1475 thumb-case1598 cot1617 thumb-stall1654 finger-stool1787 finger cot1841 hud1893 1654 E. Gayton Pleasant Notes Don Quixot iii. v. 97 Gloves cut into thumb~stals. 1792 R. Burns Let. 16 Apr. (2003) II. 139 As much mine as the thumb-stall I have just now drawn on my finger which I unfortunately gashed in mending my pen. 1905 Eng. Dial. Dict. VI. 127/2 Thumb-cap, a thumb-stall or covering for the thumb. c. Christian Church. = pouser n.: see quots. ΘΚΠ society > faith > artefacts > implement (general) > vessel (general) > ampulla or chrismatory > [noun] elvatc1000 chrismatorc1425 chrismatoryc1450 chrismerec1450 cream-stockc1450 vat1507 cream-box1565 chrisom1570 ampulla1720 chrismary1844 thumb-stall1849 oil stock1872 stock1872 1849 D. Rock Church our Fathers II. vi. 167 [The bishop's] thumb~stal was put upon the right hand thumb that had been dipped into the chrism. 1872 O. Shipley Gloss. Eccl. Terms Pouser, a thumbstall of silver or other precious metal, used formerly by bishops for anointing in confirmation. d. Military. In obsolete artillery: see quot. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > equipment for use with firearms > [noun] > other equipment stone-bag1346 night house1632 mealing table1765 tumbler-punch1843 thumb-stall1864 sub-target1902 beanbag1970 1864 in Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. 1877 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Thumb~stall 1. (Ordnance), a stall of buckskin stuffed with hair, which a cannoneer wears on his thumb to cover the vent while the piece is being sponged and loaded. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1589
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