big toe
Americannoun
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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
Kershaw then walked off the mound and was put on the injured list with a bone spur on his left big toe.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2025
He cut a hole in his sock large enough for his big toe to stick through.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 2, 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
I would do the same to the other big toe, then to the ball of each foot, the heel of each.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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