thumbhole
verbEtymology From thumb + hole.
1
To cut thumbholes (for carrying) in the lids of boxes.
- Derived terms
- thumbholer
thumbhole
nounEtymology From thumb + hole.
1
A hole designed to receive a thumb.
- The paint set is the top-of-the-line model, the Extra-Fine Oil Artist’s Box with a 39-tube spectrum of colors, 6 different painting mediums, 10 brushes (5 sable and 5 hog bristle), palette knives and a palette (with old-fashioned thumbholes), all in a portable walnut box.2007 January 7, David Colman, “It’s Like Nothing, Really”, in New York Times: