big toe
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of big toe
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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Unlike Lucy, the Burtele foot kept an opposable big toe, which would have been useful for climbing.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 28, 2025
Wimbledon goalkeeper Dave Beasant severed a tendon in his big toe trying to trap a falling jar of salad cream which smashed on his foot.
From BBC ● Nov. 21, 2025
This individual also had a slightly more flexible big toe, which bent away from the second toe more than in living humans.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 27, 2024
Yet, Kershaw is once again sidelined with October fast approaching — this time, of all things, by an injury to the big toe on his left foot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2024
I stood drawing lines in the dirt with my big toe, saying nothing.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
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