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Whats the Roman word for thumb?
The Latin word for thumb is "pollex" you can also use "digitus".The Latin word for thumb is "pollex" you can also use "digitus".The Latin word for thumb is "pollex" you can also use "digitus".The Latin word for thumb is "pollex" you can also use "digitus".The Latin word for thumb is "pollex" you can also use "digitus".The Latin word for thumb is "pollex" you can also use "digitus".The Latin word for thumb is "pollex" you can also use "digitus".The Latin word for thumb is "pollex" you can also use "digitus".The Latin word for thumb is "pollex" you can also use "digitus".
In the 1400s a law was set forth in England that a man was allowed to beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb Hence we have the rule of thumb?
This is an urban legend. There was no such law. The phrase "rule of thumb" comes, rather, from the time-honored practice of using the thumb to make rough measurements (think "rule" as in "ruler"). In some languages, in fact, the word for "inch" is the same as the word for "thumb" (e.g., French pouce) or is derived from it (e.g. Spanish plugada, from pulgar).
Who invented the debit card?
tom rectenwald
Who Invented The Toilet Seat?
Tom Bradney in 1927
Where does the phrase Tom Dick and Harry come from?
February 18, 2007Tom, Dick, and HarryQ: I heard you suggest on WNYC that no one knows the origin of the expression "Tom, Dick, and Harry." I do! It's from a Thomas Hardy novel, Far From the Madding Crowd.A: Thanks for your comments, but I'm afraid the expression "Tom, Dick, and Harry" predates Thomas Hardy. His novel Far From the Madding Crowd was published in 1874, but the earliest published reference to the generic male trio occurred more than 200 years years earlier.Pairs of common male names, particularly Jack and Tom, Dick and Tom, or Tom and Tib, were often used generically in Elizabethan times. Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part II has a reference to "Tom, Dicke, and Francis."The earliest citation for "Tom, Dick, and Harry" in the Oxford English Dictionary dates from 1734: "Farewell, Tom, Dick, and Harry, Farewell, Moll, Nell, and Sue." (It appears to be from a song lyric.) The OED and A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English by Eric Partridge have a half-dozen other references that predate the Hardy novel.But a reader of the blog has found an even earlier citation for "Tom, Dick, and Harry" than the one in the OED. The English theologian John Owen used the expression in 1657, according to God's Statesman, a 1971 biography of Owen by Peter Toon.Owen told a governing body at Oxford University that "our critical situation and our common interests were discussed out of journals and newspapers by every Tom, Dick and Harry."Interestingly, the reference in Far From the Madding Crowdis to "Dick, Tom and Harry," not to "Tom, Dick, and Harry." But we won't hold that against Hardy
Who are the characters in tom thumb?
tom thumb
When was Tom Thumb - comics - created?
Tom Thumb - comics - was created in 1971.
How short was Tom Thumb?
He was as big as a my thumb.
Who invented the Tom Thumb steam locomotive?
peter cooper invented Tom thumb locomotive
What are the release dates for Tom Thumb - 1978?
Tom Thumb - 1978 was released on: USA: 1978
What is the duration of The Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb?
The duration of The Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb is 1.02 hours.
Does Tom Thumb accept ebt cards?
does tom thumb grocery store accept ebt cards
Who was the author of Tom Thumb?
The author of "Tom Thumb" is attributed to Henry Fielding. He wrote the play in 1730.
What is Tom Thumb literary form?
tom tumb
What are the release dates for Tom Thumb - 1934?
Tom Thumb - 1934 was released on: USA: 12 February 1934
What are the release dates for Tom Thumb - 1936?
Tom Thumb - 1936 was released on: USA: 30 March 1936
When was The Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb created?
The Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb was created on 1993-12-10.
