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Thimble vs Thible - What's the difference?

thimble | thible |

As nouns the difference between thimble and thible

is that thimble is (sewing) a pitted, now usually metal, cap for the fingers, used in sewing to push the needle while thible is (uk|dialect|obsolete) a stick for stirring food.

thimble

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (sewing) A pitted, now usually metal, cap for the fingers, used in sewing to push the needle.
  • A similarly shaped socket in machinery.
  • A thimbleful.
  • (nautical) A ring of metal or rope used in a ship's rigging; it is a protection against chafing.

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    thible

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (UK, dialect, obsolete) A stick for stirring food.