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Webster 1913 Edition


Toe

Toe

,
Noun.
[OE.
too
,
taa
, AS.
tā
; akin to D.
teen
, G.
zehe
, OHG.
zēha
, Icel.
tā
, Sw.
tå
, Dan.
taa
; of uncertain origin. √60.]
1.
(Anat.)
One of the terminal members, or digits, of the foot of a man or an animal.
“Each one, tripping on his toe.”
Shak.
2.
(Zool.)
The fore part of the hoof or foot of an animal.
3.
Anything, or any part, corresponding to the toe of the foot;
as, the
toe
of a boot; the
toe
of a skate
.
4.
(Mach.)
(a)
The journal, or pivot, at the lower end of a revolving shaft or spindle, which rests in a step.
(b)
A lateral projection at one end, or between the ends, of a piece, as a rod or bolt, by means of which it is moved.
(c)
A projection from the periphery of a revolving piece, acting as a cam to lift another piece.
Toe biter
(Zool.)
,
a tadpole; a polliwig.
Toe drop
(Med.)
,
a morbid condition of the foot in which the toe is depressed and the heel elevated, as in talipes equinus. See
Talipes
.

Toe

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Toed
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Toeing
.]
To touch or reach with the toes; to come fully up to;
as, to
toe
the mark
.

Toe

,
Verb.
I.
To hold or carry the toes (in a certain way).
To toe in
,
to stand or carry the feet in such a way that the toes of either foot incline toward the other.
To toe out
,
to have the toes of each foot, in standing or walking, incline from the other foot.

Webster 1828 Edition


Toe

TOE

,
Noun.
[L. digitus . Toe is contracted from tog, the primary word on which L. digitus is formed, coinciding with dug, and signifying a shoot.]
1.
One of the small members which form the extremity of the foot, corresponding to a finger on the hand. The toes in their form and structure resemble the fingers, but are shorter.
2.
The fore part of the hoof of a horse, and of other hoofed animals.
3.
The member of a beast's foot corresponding to the toe in man.

Definition 2024


toé

toé

See also: toe, TOE, toʻe, to'e, toe-, and

French

Pronoun

toé

  1. (Quebec, colloquial) you, thee: Alternative form of toi

References

  1. Joseph Edward Price (2007). The Status of French Among Youth in a Bilingual American-Canadian Border Community: The Case of Madawaska, Maine. ProQuest. ISBN 0549442774.