forefingern.
/ˈfɔːˌfɪŋɡə/, U.S. /ˈfɔrˌfɪŋɡər/ The finger next the thumb: also called the first or index finger.
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the world > life > the body > external parts of body > limb > digit > finger > [noun] > forefinger
teacherc1290
lickpot1387
index1398
showing finger?a1425
forefingerc1450
first finger?1530
insignitor1598
demonstrator1657
trigger finger1829
pointling1840
index finger1849
index-digit1866
arrow finger1875
weft-finger1880
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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