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单词 forefinger
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forefingern.

Brit. /ˈfɔːˌfɪŋɡə/, U.S. /ˈfɔrˌfɪŋɡər/
Etymology: < fore- prefix + finger n.
The finger next the thumb: also called the first or index finger.
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c1450 in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker Anglo-Saxon & Old Eng. Vocab. (1884) I. 626 Forefyngure, index.
1612 H. Peacham Graphice ii. v. 128 Polymnia shall bee drawne as it were acting her speech with her forefinger.
1713 G. Berkeley in Guardian 25 Apr. 1/1 Her Fore-fingers stuck in her Ears.
1847 Ld. Tennyson Princess ii. 42 Jewels five-words-long That on the stretch'd forefinger of all Time Sparkle for ever.
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