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name
A locality and historical house in Inveresk parish, East Lothian, Scotland.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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The Battle of Pinkie Cleugh
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noun
A little finger, the finger furthest on a hand from the thumb.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
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noun
A little toe, the toe furthest on a foot from the big toe.
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Usage: informal, uncommon
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noun
Alternative form of pinky (“baby mouse”).
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Usage: alt-of, alternative
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noun
A bilby.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, South
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noun
the finger farthest from the thumb
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: little finger, pinky
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Broader terms: minimus, finger
History
Probably from Cumbric *pant (“hollow, depression”) + Cumbric *cin (“wedge, chisel”).
From Dutch pinkje (literally “little finger”), which in the Holland dialects takes the form pinkie.
From Kaurna bingu.
Across languages
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