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miller's-thumb

(mil′ərz t̸hum′)

noun

sculpin (sense )

See miller's-thumb in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Any of several small freshwater sculpins of the genus Cottus, especially C. gobio, found in Europe and North America and having a large spiny head and spiny fins.

Origin:

Origin: From its stocky, thumblike shape (the phrase miller's thumb was originally a folk expression referring to millers who gave short weight by tipping the scales with their thumbs)

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