Tom Thumb

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Tomatoes such as Early Girl, Roma, Health Kick and Tom Thumb are some of the common compact tomato varieties that work well for containers, he said.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 25, 2023

Tom Thumb, Chang and Eng, even animal acts like Jumbo the elephant.

From Washington Post • Oct. 18, 2019

My heart broke for Haydon, especially since I know, with zero doubt, that if given the choice, I’d have gone to see Tom Thumb.

From New York Times • Jul. 26, 2018

The horse won, but only because Tom Thumb eventually broke down after having sped off to an early lead.

From Slate • Aug. 28, 2017

According to popular tradition, Tom Thumb died at Lincoln, and a little blue flagstone in the pavement of the cathedral used to be pointed out as his monument.

From Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales A Sequel to the Nursery Rhymes of England by Halliwell-Phillipps, J. O. (James Orchard)