Hickson held the thumbstall close to his right eye to judge the neatness of his stitching. From Wordnik.com. [Sharpe's Tiger]
Hickson was sewing up the frayed edge of his leather thumbstall which protected his hand when a cannon was swabbed out. From Wordnik.com. [Sharpe's Tiger]
The gunner had to stop the touchhole so that the rammer could not drive a jet of fresh air down the barrel and so ignite any scraps of remaining powder, and Hickson's old and blackened thumbstall betrayed how long he had been an artilleryman. From Wordnik.com. [Sharpe's Tiger]
"I thank ye," she said heartily, and pressing down the thumbstall of the latch, went in. From Wordnik.com. [Sir Gibbie] Reference
As my eye fell upon it, No. 1 was sponging out, No. 3, of course, having his thumbstall pressed upon the vent. From Wordnik.com. [Four years under Marse Robert,] Reference
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