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thumble-toe north. dial.
In 5 thomble-, thomelle-, 9 dial. thummel-, -il-, etc.
[a. ON. þumal-tá the great toe, f. þumall = OE. þúma, thumb.]
The great toe.
c1440Alphabet of Tales 13, I prikkid hur in hur thomble ta. Ibid. 14 Als sone as I prikkid in hur thomble ta sho wappid me in furris. 14..MS. Lincoln A. i. 17 lf. 301 (Halliw.) Thane blede one the fute..one the veyne that is bitwix the thomelle taa and the nexte. 1483Cath. Angl. 384/1 A Thomelle too, allux. 1904in Eng. Dial. Dict., cited for Durh., Yorks., Lake Distr., etc. |