hop-o'-my-thumb

A pygmy or dwarf, similar to the German daumling, the French le petit pouce, and the Scottish Tom-a-lin (or Tamlane). Cp. Tom Thumb.

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References

Sources

  • Cobham Brewer, E. (2001). The Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. Cassell reference.
  • Cooper, J.C., ed. (1997). Brewer's Book of Myth and Legend. Oxford: Helicon Publishing Ltd.