- Hop o' My Thumb
- Hop o' My Thumbalso Little Thumba 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 have no money. He steals some magic boots from an ↑ogre, and uses them to make money which he gives to his parents.
Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.
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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 — /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] * * * … Universalium
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 … Australian English dictionary
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
