[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

finger \fin"ger\ fi^ng"g~er, n. as. finger; akin to d.
   vinger, os.  ohg. fingar, g. finger, icel. fingr, sw.  dan.
   finger, goth. figgrs; of unknown origin; perh. akin to e.
   fang.
   1. one of the five terminating members of the hand; a digit;
      esp., one of the four extremities of the hand, other than
      the thumb.
      1913 webster

   2. anything that does the work of a finger; as, the pointer
      of a clock, watch, or other registering machine;
      especially mech. a small projecting rod, wire, or piece,
      which is brought into contact with an object to effect,
      direct, or restrain a motion.
      1913 webster

   3. the breadth of a finger, or the fourth part of the hand; a
      measure of nearly an inch; also, the length of finger, a
      measure in domestic use in the united states, of about
      four and a half inches or one eighth of a yard.
      1913 webster

            a piece of steel three fingers thick. --bp. wilkins.
      1913 webster

   4. skill in the use of the fingers, as in playing upon a
      musical instrument. r.
      1913 webster

            she has a good finger.                --busby.
      1913 webster

   ear finger, the little finger.

   finger alphabet. see dactylology.

   finger bar, the horizontal bar, carrying slotted spikes, or
      fingers, through which the vibratory knives of mowing and
      reaping machines play.

   finger board mus., the part of a stringed instrument
      against which the fingers press the strings to vary the
      tone; the keyboard of a piano, organ, etc.; manual.

   finger bowl finger glass, a bowl or glass to hold water
      for rinsing the fingers at table.

   finger flower bot., the foxglove.

   finger grass bot., a kind of grass panicum sanguinale
      with slender radiating spikes; common crab grass. see
      crab grass, under crab.

   finger nut, a fly nut or thumb nut.

   finger plate, a strip of metal, glass, etc., to protect a
      painted or polished door from finger marks.

   finger post, a guide post bearing an index finger.

   finger reading, reading printed in relief so as to be
      sensible to the touch; -- so made for the blind.

   finger shell zool., a marine shell pholas dactylus
      resembling a finger in form.

   finger sponge zool., a sponge having finger-shaped lobes,
      or branches.

   finger stall, a cover or shield for a finger.

   finger steel, a steel instrument for whetting a currier's
      knife.
      1913 webster

   to burn one's fingers. see under burn.

   to have a finger in, to be concerned in. colloq.

   to have at one's fingers' ends, to be thoroughly familiar
      with. colloq.
      1913 webster
see also:
ear finger finger alphabet dactylology finger bar finger board finger bowl 
finger glass finger flower finger grass panicum sanguinale crab grass 
crab finger nut finger plate finger post finger reading 
finger shell pholas dactylus finger sponge finger stall finger steel 
to burn one's fingers burn to have a finger in to have at one's fingers' ends 

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