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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 thumbplay

  Familiarity information: THUMBSTALL used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


THUMBSTALL (noun)


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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