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thimblemaking

thimblemaking noun: the manufacture of thimbles.

Noun

thimblemaking (uncountable)

  1. The manufacture of thimbles.

Origin of thimblemaking

From thimble + making.

Questions about thimblemaking

What does thimblemaking mean?
Thimblemaking means the manufacture of thimbles.
What part of speech is thimblemaking?
Thimblemaking is a noun.

Words near thimblemaking in the dictionary

  1. thimbleful
  2. thimblefuls
  3. thimblelike
  4. thimblemaker
  5. thimblemakers
  6. thimblemaking
  7. thimbleman
  8. thimblemen
  9. thimblerig
  10. thimblerigged
  11. thimblerigger

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