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- noun the
third finger
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"For cutting off the gold-finger, for every wound in the thigh, for wounding the ear, for piercing both cheeks, for cutting either nostril, for each of the front teeth, for breaking the jaw bone, for breaking an arm, six shillings.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 545, May 5, 1832 Various
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