- A
thimble is a
small pitted cup worn on the
finger that
protects it from
being pricked or
poked by a
needle while sewing. The Old
English word þȳmel,...
- game has also been
called "thimblerig" as it
could be pla****
using sewing thimbles. The
first recorded use of the term "thimblerig" is in 1826. The swindle...
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Thimble Theatre. The
strip was in its
tenth year when
Popeye made his debut, but the one-e****
sailor quickly became the lead character, and
Thimble Theatre...
- The
Thimble Islands is an
archipelago consisting of
small islands in Long
Island Sound,
located in and
around the
harbor of
Stony Cr**** in the southeast...
- The
thimble jellyfish (Linuche unguiculata) is a
species of
cnidarian found in the warm West
Atlantic Ocean,
including the Caribbean. It is a tiny jellyfish...
- He
created Popeye in 1929,
introducing the
character in his
comic strip Thimble Theatre.
Charles M.
Schulz said of Segar's work: "I
think Popeye was a...
- the
thimble (also
known as hide the
thimble or hide the
handkerchief in both the US and the UK) is a
party game in
which one
person hides a
thimble, or...
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Thimble End is a
neighbourhood on the
outskirts of
Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, England. It has been
developed several times with the
construction and...
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Leukonychia (or leuconychia) is a
medical term for
white discoloration appearing on nails. It is
derived from the Gr****
words leuko 'white' and onyx 'nail'...
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Thimble Island Brewing Co. is a
brewery established in 2009 by
homebrewers Mike
Fawcett and
Justin Gargano in Branford, Connecticut, USA.
Thimble Island's...
