thumbkin

[ thuhm-kin ]

/ ˈθʌm kɪn /

Also thumb·i·kin

[thuhm-i-kin] /ˈθʌm ɪ kɪn/, thumb·i·kins.

Origin of thumbkin

First recorded in 1675–85; thumb + -kin

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

Sea-Dogs All! |Tom Bevan
But at last the paunch of the wolf was slit open, and Thumbkin jumped out and went to his mother.

Europa's Fairy Book |Joseph Jacobs
And a wolf coming by swallowed the paunch and Thumbkin with it.

Europa's Fairy Book |Joseph Jacobs
When they had finished their supper the men looked about to find Thumbkin, but he was not there.

Europa's Fairy Book |Joseph Jacobs

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.

Europa's Fairy Book |Joseph Jacobs