"thumb-toe" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: thumb-toes [plural]
Etymology: From thumb + toe, perhaps a re-modelling of Middle English thombletō, thummeltō, probably from Old Norse þumaltá (“big-toe”). Etymology templates: {{compound|en|thumb|toe}} thumb + toe, {{inh|en|enm|thombleto|thombletō}} Middle English thombletō, {{m|enm|thummelto|thummeltō}} thummeltō, {{der|en|non|þumaltá|t=big-toe}} Old Norse þumaltá (“big-toe”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} thumb-toe (plural thumb-toes)
  1. (anatomy, nonstandard) big toe Tags: nonstandard Categories (topical): Anatomy

Inflected forms

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