Definition of Thmb
Thumb (?), n. [OE. thombe,
thoumbe, þume, AS. þūma; akin to
OFries. thūma, D. duim, G. daumen, OHG.
dūmo, Icel. þumall, Dan. tommelfinger, Sw.
tumme, and perhaps to L. tumere to swell. √56. Cf.
Thimble, Tumid.] The short, thick first digit of the
human hand, differing from the other fingers in having but two phalanges;
the pollex. See Pollex.
Upon his thumb he had of gold a ring.
Chaucer.
Thumb band, a twist of anything as thick as the
thumb. Mortimer. -- Thumb blue, indigo in
the form of small balls or lumps, used by washerwomen to blue linen, and
the like. -- Thumb latch, a door latch having a
lever formed to be pressed by the thumb. -- Thumb
mark. (a) The mark left by the impression of
a thumb, as on the leaves of a book. Longfellow.
(b) The dark spot over each foot in finely bred black
and tan terriers. -- Thumb nut, a nut for a
screw, having wings to grasp between the thumb and fingers in turning it;
also, a nut with a knurled rim for the same perpose. -- Thumb
ring, a ring worn on the thumb. Shak. --
Thumb stall. (a) A kind of thimble or
ferrule of iron, or leather, for protecting the thumb in making sails, and
in other work. (b) (Mil.) A buckskin
cushion worn on the thumb, and used to close the vent of a cannon while it
is sponged, or loaded. -- Under one's thumb,
completely under one's power or influence; in a condition of
subservience. [Colloq.]
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.
Thumb, v. i. To play with the thumb or
thumbs; to play clumsily; to thrum.
Thumb (?), n. [OE. thombe,
thoumbe, þume, AS. þūma; akin to
OFries. thūma, D. duim, G. daumen, OHG.
dūmo, Icel. þumall, Dan. tommelfinger, Sw.
tumme, and perhaps to L. tumere to swell. √56. Cf.
Thimble, Tumid.] The short, thick first digit of the
human hand, differing from the other fingers in having but two phalanges;
the pollex. See Pollex.
Upon his thumb he had of gold a ring.
Chaucer.
Thumb band, a twist of anything as thick as the
thumb. Mortimer. -- Thumb blue, indigo in
the form of small balls or lumps, used by washerwomen to blue linen, and
the like. -- Thumb latch, a door latch having a
lever formed to be pressed by the thumb. -- Thumb
mark. (a) The mark left by the impression of
a thumb, as on the leaves of a book. Longfellow.
(b) The dark spot over each foot in finely bred black
and tan terriers. -- Thumb nut, a nut for a
screw, having wings to grasp between the thumb and fingers in turning it;
also, a nut with a knurled rim for the same perpose. -- Thumb
ring, a ring worn on the thumb. Shak. --
Thumb stall. (a) A kind of thimble or
ferrule of iron, or leather, for protecting the thumb in making sails, and
in other work. (b) (Mil.) A buckskin
cushion worn on the thumb, and used to close the vent of a cannon while it
is sponged, or loaded. -- Under one's thumb,
completely under one's power or influence; in a condition of
subservience. [Colloq.]
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.
Thumb, v. i. To play with the thumb or
thumbs; to play clumsily; to thrum.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
THUMB. By rule of thumb: to do any thing by dint of
practice. To kiss one's thumb instead of the book; a vulgar
expedient to avoid perjury in taking a false oath.
- The Devil's Dictionary (Ambrose Bierce)
- The short thick digit of the human hand that has the most mobility and can be made to oppose (moved to touch) all of the other fingers.
- (computing) The part of a slider that may be moved up and down or along the slider.
- To touch with the thumb.
- To turn the pages of (a book) in order to read it cursorily.
I thumbed through the book and decided not to bother reading it all.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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