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单词
hop-o-my-thumb
释义
hop-o'-my-thumb
in British English
(
ˌhɒpəʊmaɪˈθʌm
)
noun
archaic
a dwarf or very small person
hop-o'-my-thumb
in American English
(
ˈhɑpoʊmaɪˌθʌm
)
noun
a very small person; midget
Word origin
earlier
hop on my thombe
< hop
1
hop-o'-my-thumb
in American English
(
ˈhɑpəmaiˈθʌm
)
noun
archaic
a very small person, as a midget or dwarf
Word origin
[
1520–30; n. use of impv. phrase
hop on my thumb
]
This word is first recorded in the period 1520–30. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include:
accent
,
ballast
,
pilot
,
ribbon
,
ticket
Definition of 'hop-o'-my-thumb'
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