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thumb-toe

thumb-toe noun: big toe.

Noun

thumb-toe (plural thumb-toes)

  1. (nonstandard) 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.”2000, Louis Sachar, Super Fast, Out of Control!

Forms of thumb-toe

pluralthumb-toes

Origin of thumb-toe

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

Questions about thumb-toe

What does thumb-toe mean?
Thumb-toe means big toe.
What part of speech is thumb-toe?
Thumb-toe is a noun.
What is the plural of thumb-toe?
The plural of thumb-toe is thumb-toes.

Words near thumb-toe in the dictionary

  1. thumb-screw
  2. thumb-screws
  3. thumb-sized
  4. thumb-sketch
  5. thumb-sketches
  6. thumb-toe
  7. thumb-toes
  8. thumb-up
  9. thumbable
  10. thumbboard
  11. thumbboards

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