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little finger

noun

  1. the finger farthest from the thumb, the smallest of the five fingers.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of little finger1

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300
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Example Sentences

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Smith suffered a compound dislocation of the little finger on his right hand after shelling the chance and left the field to go hospital for further treatment.

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The 31-year-old is currently recovering from a broken little finger sustained in the first one-day international against West Indies last week.

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His team announced at the time that Santana “took a hard fall and broke his little finger on his left hand,” negatively affecting his ability to play guitar for six weeks.

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Meanwhile, Mr Newbury said he had been told by doctors that his little finger on his left hand "would never function normally again".

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"He was very curious about the sky. He'd point his little finger up, and we'd tell him about it. And he loved birds."

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