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Tom Thumb

 
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–noun
1. a diminutive hero of folk tales.
2. an extremely small person; dwarf.
3. General, nickname of Charles Sherwood Stratton.
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Tom Thumb  
n.  

  1. A hero of English folklore, who was no bigger than his father's thumb.

  2. A person of very small physical stature.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Cultural Dictionary

Tom Thumb

A thumb-sized hero of children's stories from the sixteenth century on.

The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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