miller's thumbn.

Brit.

/ˌmɪləz ˈθʌm/, U.S.

/ˌmɪlərz ˈθəm/

Forms: see miller n.¹ and thumb n.; also Middle English millathowme (perhaps transmission error), 1500s myllerschombe (transmission error), 1800s millthoomie (Scottish), 1800s– millithrum (English regional), 1800s– milly thoom (English regional), 1900s– miller thoum (English regional), 1900s– milly thumb (English regional).

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: miller n.¹, thumb n.

Etymology: < the genitive of miller n.¹ + thumb n. Suggested by the proverbial phrase s.v. miller n.¹ Phrases 1; the head of the bullhead has some resemblance to a thumb.

a. Any of various freshwater sculpins of the genus Cottus, esp. the European bullhead, C. gobio; (also) a marine sculpin (rare).

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the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > order Scorpaeniformes (scorpion-fish) > [noun] > family Cottidae (sculpins) > member of genus Cottus (bull-head) > cottus gobio (miller's thumb)

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binhead1581

cabot1611

river bullhead1763

Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 337 Myllarys thowmbe, fysche [a1500 King's Cambr. millathowme].

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 245/1 Myllers thombe a fysshe, chabot.

a1589 L. Mascall Bk. Fishing (1590) 14 The Loch and the cull, or Millers thumbe.

a1627 W. Rowley & T. Middleton Wit at Severall Weapons v. i, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Llllll3^v/2 Clow. 'Twill ne're be a true water. Cun. Why thinke you so? Clow. I warrant you, I told a thousand Millers thumbs in it.

1634 T. Johnson tr. A. Paré Chirurg. Wks. xx. iv. 765 The little fish which the French call Chabot, we, a Millers-thumbe.

1736 Compl. Family-piece ii. ii. 275 Bull-Head, or Miller's Thumb, is to be met with in Holes, or among Stones in clear Water.

1760 J. Hall-Stevenson Epist. to Grown Gentlewomen 21 So many of your Danglers, Are but Bull-heads and Miller's-thumbs.

1882 D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert Synopsis Fishes N. Amer. 696 U[ranidea] richardsonii..Miller's Thumb, Blob, Muffle-jaw, Bullhead.

1895 Cornhill Mag. Oct. 387 A bullhead or ‘miller's thumb’ has proved too much for a water rail.

1936 J. T. Jenkins Fishes Brit. Isles (ed. 2) 46 The Miller's Thumb is a small species, the average length being from 3 to 4 inches.

1971 Times 28 Jan. 12/6 The streams..have lamprey and miller's thumb.

†b. The black goby, Gobius niger. Obsolete.

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1838 J. Couch Cornish Fauna i. 37 Rock Goby, Gobius niger..Miller's Thumb, Black Goby.

†c. The bib or pout, Trisopterus luscus. Obsolete.

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the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > superorder Paracanthopterygii > order Gadiformes (cod) > [noun] > family Gadidae > genus Gadus > gadus luscus (pout)

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bib1674

whiting pout1686

bull-pout1823

pouter1860

stink-alive1863

miller's thumb1880

1880–4 F. Day Fishes Great Brit. & Ireland I. 287 Gadus luscus... Names.—Bib, pout, whiting-pout [etc.]. It is likewise said to be ‘Miller's thumb’.

2. British regional. Any of various small hedge birds, as the willow warbler, the goldcrest, or the long-tailed tit.

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1838 J. Couch Cornish Fauna i. 13 White Throat..Wood Wren..Willow Wren..Chiff Chaff..Lesser White Throat. The three or four latter Species are sometimes seen crossing the Channel to us, in Spring; and are confounded together by Sailors under the name of Miller's Thumbs.

1878 W. Dickinson Gloss. Dial. Cumberland (ed. 2) 63/2 Milly thoom, Miller's thumb, the willow wren.

1885 C. Swainson Provinc. Names Brit. Birds 25 Golden-crested wren..Miller's thumb.

1885 C. Swainson Provinc. Names Brit. Birds 32 British long-tailed titmouse..Millithrum, i.e. Miller's thumb.

1965 Jrnl. Lancs. Dial. Soc. 14 21 Willow warbler. Milly thumb: Crake Valley.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	millers thumb
释义	miller's thumbn. Brit. /ˌmɪləz ˈθʌm/, U.S. /ˌmɪlərz ˈθəm/ Forms: see miller n.¹ and thumb n.; also Middle English millathowme (perhaps transmission error), 1500s myllerschombe (transmission error), 1800s millthoomie (Scottish), 1800s– millithrum (English regional), 1800s– milly thoom (English regional), 1900s– miller thoum (English regional), 1900s– milly thumb (English regional). Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: miller n.¹, thumb n. Etymology: < the genitive of miller n.¹ + thumb n. Suggested by the proverbial phrase s.v. miller n.¹ Phrases 1; the head of the bullhead has some resemblance to a thumb. 1. a. Any of various freshwater sculpins of the genus Cottus, esp. the European bullhead, C. gobio; (also) a marine sculpin (rare). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > order Scorpaeniformes (scorpion-fish) > [noun] > family Cottidae (sculpins) > member of genus Cottus (bull-head) > cottus gobio (miller's thumb) cabochec1425 miller's thumb1440 bullheadc1450 cull1480 binhead1581 cabot1611 river bullhead1763 Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 337 Myllarys thowmbe, fysche [a1500 King's Cambr. millathowme]. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 245/1 Myllers thombe a fysshe, chabot. a1589 L. Mascall Bk. Fishing (1590) 14 The Loch and the cull, or Millers thumbe. a1627 W. Rowley & T. Middleton Wit at Severall Weapons v. i, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Llllll3^v/2 Clow. 'Twill ne're be a true water. Cun. Why thinke you so? Clow. I warrant you, I told a thousand Millers thumbs in it. 1634 T. Johnson tr. A. Paré Chirurg. Wks. xx. iv. 765 The little fish which the French call Chabot, we, a Millers-thumbe. 1736 Compl. Family-piece ii. ii. 275 Bull-Head, or Miller's Thumb, is to be met with in Holes, or among Stones in clear Water. 1760 J. Hall-Stevenson Epist. to Grown Gentlewomen 21 So many of your Danglers, Are but Bull-heads and Miller's-thumbs. 1882 D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert Synopsis Fishes N. Amer. 696 U[ranidea] richardsonii..Miller's Thumb, Blob, Muffle-jaw, Bullhead. 1895 Cornhill Mag. Oct. 387 A bullhead or ‘miller's thumb’ has proved too much for a water rail. 1936 J. T. Jenkins Fishes Brit. Isles (ed. 2) 46 The Miller's Thumb is a small species, the average length being from 3 to 4 inches. 1971 Times 28 Jan. 12/6 The streams..have lamprey and miller's thumb. †b. The black goby, Gobius niger. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1838 J. Couch Cornish Fauna i. 37 Rock Goby, Gobius niger..Miller's Thumb, Black Goby. †c. The bib or pout, Trisopterus luscus. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > superorder Paracanthopterygii > order Gadiformes (cod) > [noun] > family Gadidae > genus Gadus > gadus luscus (pout) poutOE pouting1591 bib1674 whiting pout1686 bull-pout1823 pouter1860 stink-alive1863 miller's thumb1880 1880–4 F. Day Fishes Great Brit. & Ireland I. 287 Gadus luscus... Names.—Bib, pout, whiting-pout [etc.]. It is likewise said to be ‘Miller's thumb’. 2. British regional. Any of various small hedge birds, as the willow warbler, the goldcrest, or the long-tailed tit. ΚΠ 1838 J. Couch Cornish Fauna i. 13 White Throat..Wood Wren..Willow Wren..Chiff Chaff..Lesser White Throat. The three or four latter Species are sometimes seen crossing the Channel to us, in Spring; and are confounded together by Sailors under the name of Miller's Thumbs. 1878 W. Dickinson Gloss. Dial. Cumberland (ed. 2) 63/2 Milly thoom, Miller's thumb, the willow wren. 1885 C. Swainson Provinc. Names Brit. Birds 25 Golden-crested wren..Miller's thumb. 1885 C. Swainson Provinc. Names Brit. Birds 32 British long-tailed titmouse..Millithrum, i.e. Miller's thumb. 1965 Jrnl. Lancs. Dial. Soc. 14 21 Willow warbler. Milly thumb: Crake Valley. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1440
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