Editing Thimble (section)

{{Short description|Protective cup used during sewing}}
{{About|the protective shield worn on the finger or thumb|the wire rope termination device |Wire rope#Thimbles}}
[[File:Fingerhut.jpg|thumb|A thimble]]
[[File:Fingerhueter-1568.png|thumb|{{lang|de|Der Fingerhüter}} ''(Thimblemaker)'' from {{lang|de|Das Ständebuch}} by [[Jost Amman]], 1568]]

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 {{lang|ang|þȳmel}}, the ancestor of thimble, is derived from Old English {{lang|ang|þūma}}, the ancestor of the English word ''thumb''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.credoreference.com/entry/hmwhm/thimble|title=thimble - Word Histories and Mysteries - Credo Reference|website=Credoreference.com|access-date=13 January 2018}}</ref>