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Palette :: Palette (n.) A thin, oval or square board, or tablet, with a thumb hole at one end for holding it, on which a painter lays and mixes his pigments..

Thumb :: Thumb (v. i.) To play with the thumb or thumbs; to play clumsily; to thrum.

Twiddle :: Twiddle (v. t.) To touch lightly, or play with; to tweedle; to twirl; as, to twiddle one's thumbs; to twiddle a watch key..

Comb :: Comb (n.) The thumbpiece of the hammer of a gunlock, by which it may be cocked..

Fillip :: Fillip (v. t.) To strike with the nail of the finger, first placed against the ball of the thumb, and forced from that position with a sudden spring; to snap with the finger..

Hop-thumb :: Hop-thumb (n.) A very diminutive person.

Bouge :: Bouge (v. t.) To scoop out, as an eye, with the thumb nail; to force out the eye of (a person) with the thumb..

Span :: Span (v. t.) The space from the thumb to the end of the little finger when extended; nine inches; eighth of a fathom.

Snap :: Snap (v. t.) A sudden, sharp motion or blow, as with the finger sprung from the thumb, or the thumb from the finger..

Thumbing :: Thumbing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Thum.

Persicaria :: Persicaria (n.) See Lady's thumb.

Hop-thumb :: Hop-thumb (n.) See Hop-o'-my-thumb.

Thumb :: Thumb (v. t.) To handle awkwardly.

Thumbed :: Thumbed (a.) Having thumbs.

Quadrumana :: Quadrumana (n. pl.) A division of the Primates comprising the apes and monkeys; -- so called because the hind foot is usually prehensile, and the great toe opposable somewhat like a thumb. Formerly the Quadrumana were considered an order distinct from the Bimana, which last included man alone..

Fico :: Fico (n.) A fig; an insignificant trifle, no more than the snap of one's thumb; a sign of contempt made by the fingers, expressing. A fig for you..

Tear-thumb :: Tear-thumb (n.) A name given to several species of plants of the genus Polygonum, having angular stems beset with minute reflexed prickles..

Pugil :: Pugil (n.) As much as is taken up between the thumb and two first fingers.

Northumbrian :: Northumbrian (n.) A native or inhabitant of Northumberland.

Blob :: Blob (n.) A small fresh-water fish (Uranidea Richardsoni); the miller's thumb.

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