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Tom Thumb
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Tom Thumb
n.
1. A hero of English folklore, who was no bigger than his father's thumb.
2. A person of very small physical stature.

Tom Thumb
n
1. (Biographies / Tom Thumb, General (1838-1883) M, US, MISC: midget) General, stage name of Charles Stratton. 1838-83, US midget, exhibited in P. T. Barnum's circus
2. a dwarf; midget
[after Tom Thumb, the tiny hero of several English folk tales]

Tom Thumb
n
a dwarf; midget
[after Tom Thumb, the tiny hero of several English folk tales]
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Noun1.Tom Thumb - an imaginary hero of English folklore who was no taller than his father's thumbTom Thumb - an imaginary hero of English folklore who was no taller than his father's thumb
2.Tom Thumb - a very small personTom Thumb - a very small person                  
small person - a person of below average size


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