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thumbed |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Thumbed \Thumbed\, a. 1. Having thumbs. 2. Soiled by handling. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Thumb \Thumb\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Thumbed}; p. pr & vb n. {Thumbing}.] 1. To handle awkwardly. --Johnson. 2. To play with the thumbs, or with the thumbs and fingers; as to thumb over a tune. 3. To soil or wear with the thumb or the fingers; to soil, or wear out by frequent handling; also to cover with the thumb; as to thumb the touch-hole of a cannon. He gravely informed the enemy that all his cards had been thumbed to pieces, and begged them to let him have a few more packs. --Macaulay. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: thumbed adj : (of pages) worn or soiled by thumb and fingers by frequent handling or turning; "well-thumbed pages of the dictionary"
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