Saturday, February 7, 2009

THUMB, n.

THUMB, n. [Sax. thuma; G. daumen; D. duim; Dan. tomme; Sw. tumme.]
The short thick finger of the human hand, or the corresponding member of other animals.
[The common orthography is corrupt. The real word is thum.]
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