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thumbholes

thumbholes is the plural of thumbhole.

thumbholes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of thumbhole.

Meaning of thumbhole

Noun

thumbhole (plural thumbholes)

  1. A hole designed to receive a thumb.
    • The paint set is the top-of-the-line model, the Extra-Fine Oil Artist’s Box with a 39-tube spectrum of colors, 6 different painting mediums, 10 brushes (5 sable and 5 hog bristle), palette knives and a palette (with old-fashioned thumbholes), all in a portable walnut box.2007 January 7, David Colman, “It’s Like Nothing, Really”, in New York Times

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Questions about thumbholes

What is thumbholes the plural of?
Thumbholes is the plural of thumbhole.

Words near thumbholes in the dictionary

  1. thumbers
  2. thumbhole
  3. thumbholed
  4. thumbholer
  5. thumbholers
  6. thumbholes
  7. thumbholing
  8. thumbier
  9. thumbies
  10. thumbiest
  11. thumbikin

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