Fiuethly, weting his thumbe in the holie ointement, he maketh therewith a Crosse on the childes foreheade.
And the Bishoppe aftre he hath saied one orasion ouer them all, wetyng his thumbein the holie oile, maketh a crosse vpon eche of their foreheades: In the name of the father, sonne, and holie ghoste.
In honor of which noble day, And for his ladies sake, A challenge in king Arthurs court Tom Thumbe did bravely make.
And so Tom Thumbe restrained was From these his sports and play, And by his mother after that Compel'd at home to stay.
But in his stomach did Tom Thumbe So great a rumbling make, That neither day nor night he could The smallest quiet take, Untill the giant had him spewd Three miles into the sea, Whereas a fish soone tooke him up And bore him thence away.
Where on a time when as it rain'd, Tom Thumbe most nimbly crept In at a button hole, where he Within his bosome slept.
Now after this the king would not Abroad for pleasure goe, But still Tom Thumbe must ride with him, Plac'd on his saddle-bow.
Gainst whom these noble knights did run, Sir Chinon and the rest, Yet still Tom Thumbe with matchles might Did beare away the best.
From which Tom Thumbe got loose at last And home return'd againe: Where he from following dangers long In safety did remaine.
Some bind such wounds with a thumbe rope of Hay, moist, and rub it with dung.
No sir, I do not bite my Thumbe at you sir: but I bite my Thumbe sir Greg.
TAke up one of the bals in your right hand, & put it into your left, holding it firmely between your forefinger and thumbe of your said left hand.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "thumbe" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
