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thumbkin

[thuhm-kin]

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noun

thumbscrew(def 2).

Also thumb·i·kin

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

Origin of thumbkin

First recorded in 1675–85; thumb + -kin

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for thumbkin

Historical Examples of thumbkin

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
The monks of Vera Cruz can best tell thee where little 'thumbkin' is.
Sea-Dogs All!
Tom Bevan
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
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