"ear finger" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ear fingers [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English ere finger, from Old English ēarefinger (“little finger”), equivalent to ear + finger, from its use in removing wax. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|ere finger}} Middle English ere finger, {{inh|en|ang|ēarefinger|t=little finger}} Old English ēarefinger (“little finger”), {{af|en|ear|finger}} ear + finger Head templates: {{en-noun}} ear finger (plural ear fingers)
  1. (obsolete) The little finger. Wikipedia link: JSTOR Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Fingers Synonyms: auricular, fourth finger, little finger, mercurial finger, pinkie, ear-finger, earfinger
    Sense id: en-ear_finger-en-noun-E8Jg4VX4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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