Thimbleeye

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An Atlantic chub mackerel (Scomber colias).

    "July 25, 1887, the schooner Peter Cooper caught 6000 thimbleeye mackerel off Manasquan N. J."

  2. 2
    A loop at the end of a rope that is protected from chafing by a thimble (metal ring).

    "Each end of the runner has a thimble-eye splice , with a strong hook at the end of the standing part."

Example

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"July 25, 1887, the schooner Peter Cooper caught 6000 thimbleeye mackerel off Manasquan N. J."

Etymology

From thimble + eye.

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