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ear finger en · NOUN

Etymology

From Middle English ere fynger, from Old English ēarefinger (“little finger”), equivalent to ear + finger, from its use in removing wax.

Meanings

  1. (obsolete) The little finger.

Forms

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Synonyms

pinkie · mercurial finger · auricular · fourth finger · little finger

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