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befinger

verb

Etymology

From be- (“about, all over”) + finger.

  1. derived from *penkʷrós✻
  2. derived from *fingraz✻
  3. derived from *fingr✻
  4. derived from finger
  5. inherited from fynger
  6. prefixed as befinger — “be + finger”

Definitions

  1. To finger all over.

    • Unfortunately, lack of scientific training on the part of medical attendants who probe and befinger wounds without proper antiseptic precautions is met with too often.

The neighborhood

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