■ noun
1》 a metal or plastic cap with a closed end, worn to protect the finger and push the needle in sewing.
↘any short metal tube or ferrule.
2》 Nautical a metal ring, concave on the outside, around which a loop of rope is spliced.
Derivatives
~ful noun ( plural ~fuls ).
Origin
OE thȳmel 'finger-stall' (see thumb , -le 1 ).