FINGER
ADJECTIVES
1834 — FLY of the fingers: dexterous, nimble, skilful
NOUNS
1000 — EAR-FINGER the little finger, often put in the ear → obs.
1000 — LEECH-FINGER the finger next to the little finger → obs.
1290 — LEECH the finger next to the little finger → obs.
1300 — STRONG the thumb → obs.
1425 — PULP the fleshy pad on the palmar side of the end of the finger
1485 — TEN-BONES the fingers → obs.
1544 — RING-MAN the ring finger → sl.
1584 — NAMELESS FINGER the middle finger → obs.
1588 — TALON the grasping fingers of humans
1621 — NIMBLES the fingers → sl.
1637 — MONS the rounded fleshy part on the palm at the base of a finger, or the ball of the thumb → palmistry usage, obs.
1644 — DIGIT a finger
..18C — MAILLHAS — MAILYAS fingers → Irish cant
1700 — FORKS the fingers → sl.
1711 — MAULEY — MAULIE — MAWLEY — MORLEY the ring finger → sl., obs.
1767 — NEB the tip of a finger → Sc.
..L18 — CUNT-HOOKS the fingers → Brit. cant
..L18 — DABS the fingers → sl.
..19C — CANT-HOOKS the fingers → Eng. dial., obs.
..19C — CURNIE-WURNIE the little finger → Sc.
..19C — PIRLIE the little finger → Sc.
1808 — PINKIE — PINKY the little finger → sl., chiefly N. Amer. & Sc.
1821 — NIPPERS fingers or hands → US sl.
1830 — FANG a finger → Eng. dial.
1838 — YARKEN — YARKIN the space between the forefinger and thumb → Sc.
.M19 — DIVERS the fingers → sl.
.M19 — FISH-HOOKS the fingers → sl.
.M19 — MUCK-FORKS the fingers → sl.
.M19 — PADDLE the fingers → sl.
1850 — NABBLERS the fingers, in the context of stealing → sl.
1856 — THUMB-FINGER the thumb
1870 — BERRY-BARN the third finger → Eng. dial.
1875 — ARROW FINGER the index finger; either of the fingers used to draw a bow
1881 — MINIMUS the little finger
1887 — TALLMAN the middle finger → Amer. dial.
1888 — JUPITER the base of the forefinger; the first finger
1896 — LUNCH HOOK a finger → sl., orig. US
1900 — MID-FINGER the middle finger → Sc.
1902 — NAIL-BEARERS the fingers → sl. (Bk.)
1904 — SCRAB a thin shrivelled finger → Sc. (Bk.)
1905 — HAFFLE a rag tied round an injured finger → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 — LICK-POT the first finger → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 — MAULS the fingers → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 — OAKABELL — OKABELL the fourth finger → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 — TOMMY-THIBEL the first finger → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1908 — YARK the space between the forefinger and thumb → Sc.
1910 — LOODEEN — LUDEEN the little finger → Ireland (Bk.)
1923 — GRUB HOOKS the fingers → Amer. sl.
1926 — DOG FINGER the index finger; the middle finger
1929 — LEAN AND LINGER a finger → US rhyming sl.
1940 — POPPERS the fingers → African-American sl.
1942 — MEATHOOK a finger → Amer. sl.
1945 — TEN COMMANDMENTS fingers; fingernails → US Western sl. (Bk.)
1946 — LING FINGER the ring finger → Amer. dial.
1946 — LONG FINGER the middle finger → Amer. dial.
1950 — FEEBLE MAN the ring finger → Amer. dial.
1950 — FINGERLING the little finger → Amer. dial.
1950 — LEEMAN the ring finger → Amer. dial.
1950 — LITTLE JACK the little finger → Amer. dial.
1950 — LONGMAN the middle finger → Amer. dial.
1957 — BONE the middle finger raised in a gesture, meaning, roughly, “fuck you!” → US sl.
1963 — NAIL the measure of the middle finger from the knuckle to the tip, given as eight to a yard, i.e. 4½ inches → Sc.
1967 — ONKAPARINGA a finger → Aust. rhyming sl. (Onkaparinga – the propriety name of a blanket)
1968 — MUD HOOK a finger → Can. sl.
1970 — WIGGLERS the fingers → US sl.
1972 — LINGMAN the ring finger → Amer. dial.
1972 — LITTLEMAN the little finger → Amer. dial.
1972 — NO FINGER the ring finger → Amer. dial.
1972 — ONKA a finger → Aust. rhyming sl. (Onkaparinga – the propriety name of a blanket)
1972 — POTLICKER the index finger → Amer. dial.
1972 — TOM THUMB the thumb → 1972 Amer. dial.
1973 — FIVES the fingers
1975 — POINTER the index finger → Amer. dial.
1975 — POINT-FINGER the index finger → Amer. dial.
1987 — MIDDLEMAN the middle finger → Amer. dial.
1987 — POINTER-MAN the index finger → Amer. dial.
1988 — ACME WRINGER a finger → Sc. rhyming sl.
1990 — MANLY-WARRINGAHS the fingers → Aust. rhyming sl.
1992 — WAIST AND LINGER — WAIT AND LINGER the finger → UK rhyming sl.
1993 — SHIT-HOOKS the fingers → US sl. (Bk.)
VERBS
1611 — PADDLE to finger idly, playfully, or fondly → obs.
1632 — THRUMBLE to press or rub between the finger and thumb; to finger, to handle over-much or awkwardly → chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
1827 — PALM — PAUM to finger; to lay hands on; to handle awkwardly → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1853 — TWITTER to twiddle or move about the fingers or thumbs
1905 — THRUM to twirl the fingers in an awkward, shy manner → Sc. (Bk.)
1928 — POP to snap one’s fingers; to crack one’s knuckles → Amer. dial.
.M20 — FLIP THE BIRD to give someone the finger → US sl.
1963 — NABBLE to use the fingers deftly → Sc.
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