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thumb-toe

noun

Etymology

From thumb + toe, perhaps a re-modelling of Middle English thombletō, thummeltō, probably from Old Norse þumaltá (“big-toe”).

  1. derived from þumaltá — “big-toe”
  2. inherited from thombleto

Definitions

  1. big toe

    • “The thumb-toe and the pinky-toe, I think. He still has his three middle ones.” “They're not called the thumb-toe and pinkytoe,” said Stuart. “It's big toe and little toe.”

The neighborhood

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