"bite one's thumb" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: bites one's thumb [present, singular, third-person], biting one's thumb [participle, present], bit one's thumb [past], bitten one's thumb [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|bite<,,bit,bitten> one's thumb}} bite one's thumb (third-person singular simple present bites one's thumb, present participle biting one's thumb, simple past bit one's thumb, past participle bitten one's thumb)
  1. (historical) To express defiance by putting one's thumbnail into one's mouth and knocking it against the teeth. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-bite_one's_thumb-en-verb-MY8sASfT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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