释义 |
thimbled, a.|ˈθɪmb(ə)ld| [f. thimble + -ed2.] Having, or furnished with, a thimble; in Thieves' slang, wearing a watch.
1812J. H. Vaux Flash Dict., Thimbled, having or wearing a watch. 1851Hawthorne Snow Image (1879) 21 With her thimbled finger. 1884Pall Mall G. 10 Dec. 3/2 Long before either Dutch or English thought of thimbles Chinese ladies were thimbled when they worked at their embroidery. |