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little toe

American  

noun

  1. the fifth, outermost, and smallest digit of the foot.


Etymology

Origin of little toe

First recorded in 1720–30

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Strangely, this adolescent foot had the very distinct protrusion of a bunion on its little toe.

From BBC Oct. 2, 2022

That is the long bone on the outside of the foot that connects to the little toe.

From Seattle Times Feb. 1, 2022

It’s only been recently that I’ve been thinking about dipping my little toe back into dating.

From Slate Jul. 27, 2021

Paulson: I’ve had one little toe back in the water.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 18, 2020

And I wanted to ask again why the women in our family have a split nail on our left little toe.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston

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