hop-o'-my-thumb
[ hop-uh-mahy-thuhm ]
noun
a very small person, as a dwarf.
Origin of hop-o'-my-thumb
1First recorded in 1520–30; noun use of imperative phrase hop on my thumb
Words Nearby hop-o'-my-thumb
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How to use hop-o'-my-thumb in a sentence
She'd wonder why I didn't dictate a letter to some blonde hop-o-my-thumb in some nice quiet hotel.
Mixed Faces | Roy NortonJoe heard Lucy, ahead of him, saying it reminded her of the woods that Hop-o-my-thumb and his 152 brother got lost in.
Boy Scouts in Glacier Park | Walter Prichard EatonYou know Giles doesn't need thanks for what he does for small people, don't you, Hop-o-my-Thumb?
A Pilgrim Maid | Marion Ames TaggartDo you remember Hop-o-My-Thumb, who hid under the wood-cutters stool and listened to his parents overcome by want?
Insect Adventures | J. Henri FabreAs you are the smallest, Robineau, you shall be Hop-o-my-Thumb, and steal the seven-leagued boots.
The White House (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume XII) | Charles Paul de Kock
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