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thumbkin

/thuhm-kin/US // ˈθʌm kɪn //

拇指姑娘,大拇指,姆指,小拇指

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : thumbscrew.

Examples

  • She swallowed the hay with little Thumbkin in it, and took him right down into her tummy.

  • The monks of Vera Cruz can best tell thee where little 'thumbkin' is.

  • And the man took off his hat and put it on the ground, when Thumbkin jumped off and hid himself in the crevice of a tree.

  • So the man after a time agreed to sell Thumbkin for a great deal of money, and the men took him away with them.

  • But at last the paunch of the wolf was slit open, and Thumbkin jumped out and went to his mother.