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Bushing :: Bushing (n.) A bush or lining; -- sometimes called a thimble. See 4th Bush.

Raspberry :: Raspberry (n.) The thimble-shaped fruit of the Rubus Idaeus and other similar brambles; as, the black, the red, and the white raspberry..

Thimblerigged :: Thimblerigged (imp. & p. p.) of Thimbleri.

Thimble :: Thimble (n.) A tubular piece, generally a strut, through which a bolt or pin passes..

Lizard :: Lizard (n.) A piece of rope with thimble or block spliced into one or both of the ends.

Thimbleweed :: Thimbleweed (n.) Any plant of the composite genus Rudbeckia, coarse herbs somewhat resembling the sunflower; -- so called from their conical receptacles..

Lady''s Thimble :: Lady's thimble () The harebell.

Thimbleeye :: Thimbleeye (n.) The chub mackerel. See under Chub.

Skein :: Skein (n.) A metallic strengthening band or thimble on the wooden arm of an axle.

Bush :: Bush (n.) A lining for a hole to make it smaller; a thimble or ring of metal or wood inserted in a plate or other part of machinery to receive the wear of a pivot or arbor.

Cringle :: Cringle (n.) An iron or pope thimble or grommet worked into or attached to the edges and corners of a sail; -- usually in the plural. The cringles are used for making fast the bowline bridles, earings, etc..

Thimblerigger :: Thimblerigger (n.) One who cheats by thimblerigging, or tricks of legerdemain..

Thimbleful :: Thimbleful (n.) As much as a thimble will hold; a very small quantity.

Thimble :: Thimble (n.) A fixed or movable ring, tube, or lining placed in a hole..

Clue :: Clue (n.) A loop and thimbles at the corner of a sail.

Reeve :: Reeve (v. t.) To pass, as the end of a pope, through any hole in a block, thimble, cleat, ringbolt, cringle, or the like..

Thimble :: Thimble (n.) Any thimble-shaped appendage or fixure.

Unreeve :: Unreeve (v. t.) To withdraw, or take out, as a rope from a block, thimble, or the like..

Thimble :: Thimble (n.) A tubular cone for expanding a flue; -- called ferrule in England.

Sleeve :: Sleeve (n.) A long bushing or thimble, as in the nave of a wheel..

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