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/hop"euh muy thum"/, n.a very small person, as a midget or dwarf.[1520-30; n. use of impv. phrase hop on my thumb]
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Hop-o'-my-thumb — Hop thumb Hop thumb , n. A very diminutive person. [Colloq.] liwell. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hop o' My Thumb — also Little Thumb a French ↑fairy tale (=a children s story in which magical things happen) . Hop o My Thumb is the youngest of seven children, and he protects his brothers and sisters after their parents leave them in the forest because they… … Dictionary of contemporary English
hop-o'-my-thumb — [häp′ō mī thum΄] n. [earlier hop on my thombe < HOP1] a very small person; midget … English World dictionary
Hop o' My Thumb — Infobox Folk tale Folk Tale Name = Hop o My Thumb Image Caption = Illustration by Gustave Doré AKA = Mythology = Country = France Region = Origin Date = Published In = The Blue Fairy Book Related = The Lost Children Hansel and Gretel Hop o My… … Wikipedia
hop-o'-my-thumb — noun Etymology: earlier hop on my thumb, imperative issued to one supposedly small enough to be held in the hand Date: 1530 a very small person … New Collegiate Dictionary
hop-o'-my-thumb — /ˌhɒp ə maɪ ˈθʌm/ (say .hop uh muy thum) noun a tiny person …
hop-o'-my-thumb — |häpəmə̇|thəm, ˌmī| noun (plural hop o my thumbs) : a very diminutive person : dwarf, pygmy … Useful english dictionary
hop-o'-my-thumb — n. Dwarf, pygmy … New dictionary of synonyms
Hop-thumb — Hop o my thumb Hop o my thumb , Hop thumb Hop thumb , n. A very diminutive person. [Colloq.] liwell. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hop-thumb — n. See {Hop o my thumb}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
