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Meaning of "fimble" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FIMBLE

From Middle Dutch femeel, from Old French chanvre femelle female hemp, from chanvre hemp + femellefemale.
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PRONUNCIATION OF FIMBLE

fimble  [ˈfɪmbəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FIMBLE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fimble is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FIMBLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of fimble in the English dictionary

The definition of fimble in the dictionary is the male plant of the hemp, which matures before the female plant.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FIMBLE


assemble
əˈsɛmbəl
Campbell
ˈkæmbəl
cymbal
ˈsɪmbəl
dimble
ˈdɪmbəl
ensemble
ɒnˈsɒmbəl
gamble
ˈɡæmbəl
gimbal
ˈdʒɪmbəl
humble
ˈhʌmbəl
nimble
ˈnɪmbəl
resemble
rɪˈzɛmbəl
rumble
ˈrʌmbəl
semble
ˈsɛmbəl
stumble
ˈstʌmbəl
symbol
ˈsɪmbəl
thimble
ˈθɪmbəl
timbal
ˈtɪmbəl
Trimble
ˈtrɪmbəl
tumble
ˈtʌmbəl
tymbal
ˈtɪmbəl
wimble
ˈwɪmbəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FIMBLE

filthiest
filthily
filthiness
filthy
filtrability
filtrable
filtratable
filtrate
filtration
filum
fimbria
fimbriae
fimbrial
fimbriate
fimbriated
fimbriation
fimbrillate
fimicolous
fin
fin keel

WORDS THAT END LIKE FIMBLE

amble
bramble
bumble
comble
crumble
disassemble
dissemble
fumble
grumble
hamble
hunt the thimble
jumble
Kemble
mumble
preamble
ramble
reassemble
rough-and-tumble
tremble
unscramble

Synonyms and antonyms of fimble in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «fimble» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FIMBLE

Find out the translation of fimble to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of fimble from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fimble» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

fimble
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fimble
570 millions of speakers

English

fimble
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

fimble
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

fimble
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

посконь
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fimble
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

fimble
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Fimble
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Fimble
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

fimble
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

fimble
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

fimble
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Fimble
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

fimble
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

fimble
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फिकट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

fimble
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fimble
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

fimble
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

поськонь
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fimble
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

fimble
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

fimble
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fimble
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fimble
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fimble

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FIMBLE»

The term «fimble» is used very little and occupies the 158.242 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FIMBLE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «fimble» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «fimble» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fimble

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FIMBLE»

Discover the use of fimble in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fimble and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Pock's World
Chapter 4 Athena Fimble scanned the lounge with eyes as dark and brilliant as jet. Her thick black hair was coiled and pinned high with silver combs; the hem of her pleated white tunic floated well above her knees, the neckline dipped low ...
Dave Duncan, 2014
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The Reliquary
*fi Femble or Fimble, i.e., the female hemp. The Fimble hemp was formerly used principally for household purposes, the carl or male hemp for ropes, sacking, trace bands, and other rougher outdoor purposes. Tusser says hereon : — " Wife  ...
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Encyclopedia of Traditional Chinese Medicines - Molecular ...
... Hemihull Eucalyptus* T2512 Eucalyptus hemiphloia BAN PI AN Hemlock Waterdropwort T4480 Oenanthe crocata ZANG HONG HUA SE SHUI QIN Hemp Fimble Flower* T1175 Cannabis sativa MA HUA Hemp Fimble Leaf T1176 Cannabis ...
Jiaju Zhou, Guirong Xie, Xinjian Yan, 2011
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Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Review
... ij". a Candylstyke, viijd. ij payr of ffembull Shetts', ij" viijd. b Pancheons, i.e. milk vessels. c Fimble sheets are sheets woven from the female hemp. The fimble, or female hemp, wai in former days principally used for do- Ge.nt. Mag. 1864, Vol.
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Great Yarmouth and Lowestoff, a handbook for visitors and ...
A. S.,fllian, to follow. Fimble. I. — To touch lightly with the ends of the fingers. II. — To pass through without cutting. Ex., ' my scythe fimble the grass.' The thistle or female hemp. — Essex. The fimble to spin, and the carle for his seed. — Tusser.
John Greaves Nall, 1866
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Dictionary of English Etymology
Fimble. G. femel, femel-hanf, fimmel, the male plants of hemp which are soonest ripe, and have to be picked out by hand from among the female, left to ripen their seed. The larger and stronger growth of the seed-beariDg plants probably led to  ...
Hensleigh Wedgwood (M.A.), 1862
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A Dictionary of English Etymology: E - P
Fimble. G. femel, femel-hanf, fimmel, the male plants of hemp which are soonest ripe, and have to be picked out by hand from among the female, left to ripen their seed. The larger and stronger growth of the seed-bearing plants probably led to ...
Hensleigh Wedgwood, 1862
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women of clonial and revolutionary tiems
May brought other sowing, — "fimble" was light, summer hemp; "carl" was a hemp full of ... hemp to have of her own In May a good huswife will see it be sown , And afterwards trim it to serve at a need, The fimble to spin, the carl for her seed.
margaret winthrop, 1895
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Publications
FILTH. — Parasites which infest men, animals and vegetables in great numbers. Roase-treas is cuver'd wi' filth to-year. FILTHY.— Infested with parasites. FIMBLE- HEMP.— i.e., Female hemp, but really MANLEY AND CORRINGHAM WORDS.
English Dialect Society, 1889
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Five Hundred Pointes of Good Husbandrie
Fimble, or Female Hemp, so called, I suppose, because it falls to the Female's share to tew-taw it, that is, to dress it and to spin it, etc. The Fimble Hemp is that which is ripe soonest and fittest for spinning, and is not worth above half as much as ...
Thomas Tusser, William H. Payne, Sidney John Hervon Herrtage, 1878

5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FIMBLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fimble is used in the context of the following news items.
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2015 Milford Arts Festival
... such as PB & Jammin' Amy Conley on the guitar, banjo, harmonica and more, The Kukuleles, Derek Fimble, Marlena Phillips, Voices of Hope and Riverbend. «New Hampshire Magazine, May 15»
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It's been cold, but springtime is just around the corner
Happy anniversary on the 24th to Ralph and Fimble Enderle. After a very snowy week, this last week of February has us looking forward to ... «Southeast Missourian, Feb 15»
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MONOPOLY Millionaire - iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad - HD Gameplay …
Monopoly: Ralf and Fimble - PART 1 - Game Grumps VS - Duration: 14:51. by GameGrumps 658,208 views. 14:51. Lets Play Wednesdays ... «YouTube, Oct 12»
4
Masters Theses and Doctoral Dissertations on Sierra Leone by Year.
Fimble, Cheryl Cornett. Use of Regenerating Farm Clearings and Older Secondary Forest by Primates and a Forest Antelope at Tiwai, Sierra ... «Patriotic Vanguard, Oct 11»
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2009 All-District Soccer Teams
Midfielders: Cole Fimble, fr., Victoria; Angel Ortega, sr., East Central; Brandon Edwards, jr., Carroll; Andy Sikes, jr., King; Jason Goodwin, sr., ... «Corpus Christi Caller Times, May 09»

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