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 < hop1hop-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, ticketDefinition of 'hop-o'-my-thumb' |
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