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hop-o'-my-thumb definition

hop-o'-my-thumb (häp′ō mī t̸hum′)

noun

a very small person; midget

Etymology: earlier hop on my thombe < hop

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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