Thimble

Aufnahmedose

(socket in machinery shaped like a thimble)

Becher

(socket in machinery shaped like a thimble)

Buchse

(socket in machinery shaped like a thimble)

Dose

(socket in machinery shaped like a thimble)

Drehgriff

(socket in machinery shaped like a thimble)

Fingerhut

(cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)

Hülse

(socket in machinery shaped like a thimble)

Kappe

(socket in machinery shaped like a thimble)

Kausch

(metal ring which a cable or rope intended for attaching to other things is looped around as a protection against chafing)

Kausche

(metal ring which a cable or rope intended for attaching to other things is looped around as a protection against chafing)

Seilkausche

(metal ring which a cable or rope intended for attaching to other things is looped around as a protection against chafing)

Sockel

(socket in machinery shaped like a thimble)

ein Fingerhut voll

(as much as fills a thimble — see also thimbleful)