TOE
ADJECTIVES
► relating to a thumb or toe → POLLICAR 1656 obs.
► of toes: long, small, slender → NICKALIE 1866 obs.
► with one’s toes turned out → OFFICER-TOED 20C
► having the toes turned outward → SCASH-FOOTED Bk1904
► used of one who turns in the toes in walking → TWANG-TOED Bk1905
► having toes turned out → COON-FOOTED 1914
► having toes that point or turn in, pigeon-toed → PIN-TOED 1946
► having toes that point out → NIGGER-TOED 1968 derogatory
NOUNS
► a finger or toe → DIGIT 1644
► the tip of a finger or toe → NEB 1767
► the big toe → MUCKLE-TOE 1787
► a name for the first toe (the one beside the big toe) → BILLY BUMKIN 19C
► the big toe → THUMB-TOE 19C
► a child’s word for toe → TOOTSIE • TOOTSY 1801
► the big toe → TOM-TOE 1823
► the tips of the toes → TIPPITOES • TIPPY-TOES 1859
► the little finger, the little toe → MINIMUS 1881
► the big toe → THUMMEL-TOE 1888
► toes → BUTTONS AND BOWS 20C rhyming sl.
► the toes → OLD BLACK JOES 20C rhyming sl.
► dirt that accumulates between the toes → TOE-JAM 1934
► dirt which collects between the toes → GRONK M20
► the gummy substances that forms under and between the toes when feet go unwashed for a long time → JELLY 1970
► dirt collecting between the toes → TOE-GEM 1973
► the numbing of toes by cold water, creating the sensation that your toes are wooden → OAKTOE 2001
VERBS
► to turn one’s toes outwards → SCASH • SCASS 1904Bk
► to turn one’s toes outward → SCASHLE • SKASHLE 1904Bk
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