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miller's-thumb
[ mil-erz-thuhm ]
noun
- any of several small, freshwater sculpins of the genus Cottus, of Europe and North America.
miller's thumb
noun
- any of several small freshwater European fishes of the genus Cottus, esp C. gobio, having a flattened body: family Cottidae (bullheads, etc)
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Word History and Origins
Origin of miller's-thumb1
1400–50; late Middle English milneres thume; the fish is so called from its thumblike head
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Word History and Origins
Origin of miller's-thumb1
C15: from the alleged likeness of the fish's head to a thumb
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Example Sentences
He often would Hurly-burly Get up early And go By hook or crook To the brook, And bring home Miller’s-thumb, Tittlebat, Not over fat, Minnows small As the stall Of a glove, Not above The size Of a nice Little baby’s Little fingers.”
From Project Gutenberg
The MILLER'S-THUMB, or BULL-HEAD, is a fish of no pleasing shape.
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