thimblebox
nounUK /ˈθɪm.bəl.bɒks/
US /ˈθɪm.bəl.bɑːks/
A thimblebox is a small box where you keep a thimble.
Grandma put her silver thimble back in the little thimblebox after mending my sock.
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2. A tiny protective cap or cover shaped like a thimble.
The little thimblebox kept the tip of the antenna safe.
3. A small container used to hold tiny parts in a workshop.
He dropped the screws into a thimblebox so they wouldn't roll away.
4. A playful name for a very small box or room.
Her apartment was a thimblebox, but she loved it.