A Topical Dictionary: Search for pinky

Dictionary Results For "pinky" [?]/[OPML]

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English

Etymology

(Dutch: pinkje)

Pronunciation

IPA: /ˈpɪŋki/

Noun

The smallest finger or toe of a hand or foot.
{{context|historical|slang|Australia|uncountable}} methylated spirits|Methylated spirits mixed with red wine or Condy's crystals.
*2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage 2007, p. 262:
*:“Here,” Nigel greeted him, “do try a spot of ‘pinky,’ it's ever so much fun, really.”

Synonyms

(smallest finger or toe) little finger, pinky finger, pinky toe, little piggy

Translations

:See under little finger

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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Pink \Pink\, n. [D. pink.] (Naut.)
A vessel with a very narrow stern; -- called also pinky.
--Sir W. Scott.
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Pink stern (Naut.), a narrow stern.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Pinky \Pink"y\, n. (Naut.)
See 1st Pink.
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WordNet pinky
n : the finger farthest from the thumb [syn: pinkie, {little
finger}]