Meanings (ES + gloss)
dedal • dedo
A pitted, now usually metal, cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, which is used in sewing to push the needle through material.
She had worn a hole through her silver thimble, and wanted Owen to repair it.
guardacabo
A metal ring which a cable or rope intended for attaching to other things is looped around as a protection against chafing.
The rope part is fitted with a thimble in one end, which is connected to the chain by means of a shackle; the other extremity is spliced around a heart, and goes with a laniard, as…
To relieve the stern in a measure from the great weight of the [diving-]bell, a short, strong mast was stepped in the usual place, and steeving forward; from its head to the head o…
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