thimbleeye

== English == === Etymology === From thimble +‎ eye. === Noun === thimbleeye (plural thimbleeyes) An Atlantic chub mackerel (Scomber colias). (nautical) A loop at the end of a rope that is protected from chafing by a thimble (metal ring). === References === “thimbleeye”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.