big toe
Americannoun
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
O’Neal was playing with a badly aching arthritic big toe, a sprained wrist and a handful of unlisted bangs and bruises.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 13, 2025
Kershaw underwent left-knee and left-foot surgery — to repair his left big toe — during the offseason.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2025
“Just once. A blue crab bit her on the big toe, and that’s all she wrote.”
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
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