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miller's-thumb
\ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ noun
(plural miller's-thumbs)
Etymology: Middle English myllarys thowmbe, from myllarys, milleres (gen. of myllar, millere miller) + thowmbe, thombe thumb
1. : any of several small freshwater spiny-finned sculpins (genus Cottus) of Europe (as C. gobio) and No. America
2. dialect England : any of several small birds (as the goldcrest or the willow warbler) |