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THUMBSTALL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does thumbstall mean?
• THUMBSTALL (noun)
The noun THUMBSTALL has 1 sense:
1. protective covering for an injured thumb
Familiarity information: THUMBSTALL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Protective covering for an injured thumb
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("thumbstall" is a kind of...):
protection; protective cover; protective covering (a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury)
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