miller's thumb

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miller's thumb

noun miller's thumbs

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

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@misc{miller_s_thumb_2026,
  title = {miller's thumb},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/miller's%20thumb},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}