"great toe" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: great toes [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English *gret to (attested as plural gret toon). Compare Old English mycle tā (“big toe”, literally “mickle toe”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|*gret to}} Middle English *gret to, {{m|enm|gret toon}} gret toon, {{cog|ang|mycle tā|lit=mickle toe|t=big toe}} Old English mycle tā (“big toe”, literally “mickle toe”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} great toe (plural great toes)
  1. (dated, anatomy) big toe Tags: dated Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-great_toe-en-noun-1JjkvsFl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

Inflected forms

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