big toe
Americannoun
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big toes
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of big toe
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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On the ground, however, A. deyiremeda still walked on two legs and appears to have pushed off primarily from the second toe rather than the big toe, which is how modern humans typically walk.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 28, 2025
Foot injuries are not uncommon with fast bowlers and many cut holes in their boots to prevent issues, though that is usually to protect the big toe.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 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
He sorta wropped his hand in it, pulled mah big toe, lak he always done, and was gone after de rest lak lightnin’.
From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston
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