"wedding finger" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: wedding fingers [plural]
Etymology: From wedding + finger. One theory has it that the fourth finger of the left hand was used because it was thought to hold a vein connecting directly to the heart. Etymology templates: {{m|en|wedding}} wedding, {{m|en|finger}} finger Head templates: {{en-noun}} wedding finger (plural wedding fingers)
  1. The ring finger of the left hand.
    Sense id: en-wedding_finger-en-noun-mSw~x4M5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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