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Meanings of pollex in anglès

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The thick short innermost digit of the forelimb.

        polze
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        Examples for "thumb"
        Examples for "thumb"
        1
        Different this time: left thumb to right toe, right thumb to left.
        Into the Water
        2
        Likewise, the left thumb shall be bound to the right great toe.
        Outlander
        3
        I think the rule of thumb is to wait for 10 years.
        The Guardian
        4
        The rule of thumb is to board 30 minutes prior to departure.
        The South African
        5
        Keep the thumb erect; raise the first finger of the left hand.
        Object Lessons on the Human Body / A Transcript of Lessons Given...
        Usage of pollex in anglès
        1
        In the forefoot all the digits except the pollex, or first, were well developed.
        A History of Science — Volume 3
        2
        This digit is called the 'pollex,' or thumb; and, like the others, it bears a flat nail upon the back of its terminal joint.
        On the Relations of Man to the Lower Animals
        3
        'I am Macer, the son of that Macer who was neighbor of the gladiator Pollex,-
        Aurelian; or, Rome in the Third Century
        Translations for pollex
        espanyol
        pulgar
        Pollex through the time