Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

miller's thumb

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.23 in modern English

Syllables: miller's thumb
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

1

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The European bullhead (“a species of fish, Cottus gobio”).

Example Sentences

"[I]n my exile and irkeſome diſcontented abandonment, the ſillieſt millers thombe, or contemptible ſtickle-banck of my enemies, is as buſie nibbling about my fame, as if I were a deade man throwne amongeſt them to feede vpon."

Inflected Forms

miller's thumbs (plural)

Questions

What does miller's thumb mean?: The European bullhead (“a species of fish, Cottus gobio”).

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