A Miller's Thumb;

the well known tiny fish with a disproportionately large mouth; seems, er muijl ley'r's t'om; q.e. in this case the mouth is a passage all round, here the mouth goes quite round; and thus, a mouth as wide as the head or body, which is the characteristick of this sort of minnow-fish. Minnow, as a prickly fish, seems, er m'in houwe; by this a puncture is made; if you touch it, it will prick you. M', mee, mede, herewith; houwe, puncture, wound, prick. Johnson derives it from the french menue, small!