thumble-toe north. dial.
In 5 thomble-, thomelle-, 9 dial. thummel-, -il-, etc.
[a. ON. þumal-tá the great toe, f. þumall = OE. þ{uacu}ma, thumb.]
The great toe.
| c 1440 Alphabet of Tales 13, I prikkid hur in hur thomble ta. Ibid. 14 Als sone as I prikkid in hur thomble ta sho wappid me in furris. 14.. MS. Lincoln A. i. 17 lf. 301 (Halliw.) Thane blede one the fute..one the veyne that is bitwix the thomelle taa and the nexte. 1483 Cath. Angl. 384/1 A Thomelle too, allux. 1904 in Eng. Dial. Dict., cited for Durh., Yorks., Lake Distr., etc. |