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fimble

Meaning of "fimble" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FIMBLE

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

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF FIMBLE

ˈfɪmbəl


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 · Campbell · cymbal · dimble · ensemble · gamble · gimbal · humble · nimble · resemble · rumble · semble · stumble · symbol · thimble · timbal · Trimble · tumble · tymbal · wimble

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

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF FIMBLE

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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.
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Translator English - Chinese

fimble
1,325 millions of speakers
es

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fimble
570 millions of speakers
en

English

fimble
510 millions of speakers
hi

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fimble
380 millions of speakers
ar

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fimble
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

посконь
278 millions of speakers
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fimble
270 millions of speakers
bn

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fimble
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

Fimble
220 millions of speakers
ms

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Fimble
190 millions of speakers
de

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fimble
180 millions of speakers
ja

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fimble
130 millions of speakers
ko

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fimble
85 millions of speakers
jv

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Fimble
85 millions of speakers
vi

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fimble
80 millions of speakers
ta

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fimble
75 millions of speakers
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फिकट
75 millions of speakers
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fimble
70 millions of speakers
it

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fimble
65 millions of speakers
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fimble
50 millions of speakers
uk

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поськонь
40 millions of speakers
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fimble
30 millions of speakers
el

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fimble
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

fimble
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fimble
10 millions of speakers
no

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fimble
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fimble

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FIMBLE»

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FIMBLE»

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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»

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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»
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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»
REFERENCE
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