stall n EDD ~ sb1 5. A covering for thumb or finger to protect a cut or prevent chafing; FINGER-STALL, NIPPER2.
1937 DEVINE 49 ~ A rag covering for a sore finger or thumb. T 43/7-64 Nippers [are] made of wool, they're knitted like a stall. M 68-24 He always laughed at the fishermen who wore thumb-stalls on their fingers. P 209-73 ~ wool-knitted thumb support while splitting fish.
