"showing finger" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: showing fingers [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English schewyng fyngyre. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|schewyng fyngyre}} Middle English schewyng fyngyre Head templates: {{en-noun}} showing finger (plural showing fingers)
  1. the forefinger Categories (topical): Fingers Synonyms: index finger

Inflected forms

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