THIMBLE-EYE Meaning of THIMBLE-EYE in English ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : chub mackerel2. : an eye in a plate used especially as a deadeye Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012