thumb-toe

thumb-toe

English

Etymology

From thumb +‎ toe, perhaps a re-modelling of Middle English thombletō, thummeltō, probably from Old Norse þumaltá (“big-toe”).

Noun

thumb-toe (plural thumb-toes)

  1. (anatomy, nonstandard) big toe
    • 2000, Louis Sachar, Super Fast, Out of Control!:
      “The thumb-toe and the pinky-toe, I think. He still has his three middle ones.” “They're not called the thumb-toe and pinkytoe,” said Stuart. “It's big toe and little toe.”
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