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thumbpiece

thumbpiece noun: part of an object to accommodate a person's thumb, such as on the ornamental handle of a tankard.

Noun

thumbpiece (plural thumbpieces)

  1. Part of an object to accommodate a person's thumb, such as on the ornamental handle of a tankard.

Forms of thumbpiece

pluralthumbpieces

Origin of thumbpiece

From thumb + piece.

Questions about thumbpiece

What does thumbpiece mean?
Thumbpiece means part of an object to accommodate a person's thumb, such as on the ornamental handle of a tankard.
What part of speech is thumbpiece?
Thumbpiece is a noun.
What is the plural of thumbpiece?
The plural of thumbpiece is thumbpieces.

Words near thumbpiece in the dictionary

  1. thumbpads
  2. thumbpick
  3. thumbpicked
  4. thumbpicking
  5. thumbpicks
  6. thumbpiece
  7. thumbpieces
  8. thumbpot
  9. thumbpots
  10. thumbprint
  11. thumbprinted

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