"thumbkin" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: thumbkins [plural]
Etymology: From thumb + -kin. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|thumb|kin}} thumb + -kin Head templates: {{en-noun}} thumbkin (plural thumbkins)
  1. (historical) An instrument of torture for compressing the thumb; a thumbscrew. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-thumbkin-en-noun-uTFH1F2w Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -kin, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 96 4 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -kin: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 94 6
  2. (rare, childish) The thumb. Tags: childish, rare
    Sense id: en-thumbkin-en-noun-p5q47MED

Inflected forms

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          "instrument",
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          "torture",
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        ],
        [
          "compress",
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        ],
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          "thumb",
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          "text": "Thumbkin is the pusher.\nPointer shows us where to go.\nTall-man wears the thimble,\nAnd helps us all to sew.",
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