thumbkin
[ thuhm-kin ]
noun
Origin of thumbkin
1- Also thumb·i·kin [thuhm-i-kin], /ˈθʌm ɪ kɪn/, thumb·i·kins.
Words Nearby thumbkin
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How to use thumbkin in a sentence
She swallowed the hay with little thumbkin in it, and took him right down into her tummy.
Europa's Fairy Book | Joseph JacobsThe monks of Vera Cruz can best tell thee where little 'thumbkin' is.
Sea-Dogs All! | Tom BevanAnd the man took off his hat and put it on the ground, when thumbkin jumped off and hid himself in the crevice of a tree.
Europa's Fairy Book | Joseph JacobsSo the man after a time agreed to sell thumbkin for a great deal of money, and the men took him away with them.
Europa's Fairy Book | Joseph JacobsBut at last the paunch of the wolf was slit open, and thumbkin jumped out and went to his mother.
Europa's Fairy Book | Joseph Jacobs
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