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noun

Toe n.

1.

(Anat.) One of the terminal members, or digits, of the foot of a man or an animal. "Each one, tripping on his toe."

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.

verb

Toe v. t. (past & past part. toed; pres. part. toeing) To touch or reach with the toes; to come fully up to; as, to toe the mark.

Toe v. i. (past & past part. toed; pres. part. toeing) 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.

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Etymology of 'Toe'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Toe" Quotes from Famous Books

... confirmed all that had entered his mind. The two islanders who composed the crew were continually glancing off at their brothers, and frequently spoke in low tones, and showed by the gleam of their swarthy faces that they were on the tip-toe ...

— Adrift on the Pacific • Edward S. Ellis

... en skep bi Sudher Sioee Me tri jung Fruers oen di Floot. Hokken wiar di foerdeorst? Dit wiar Peter Rothgrun. Hud saeaet hi sin spooren? Fuar Hennerk Jerkens dueuer. Hokken kam toe Dueuer? Marrike sallef, Me Kruek en Bekker oen di jen hundh, En gulde Ring aur di udher hundh. Jue noeoedhight hoem en sin Hinghst in, Doed di Hingst Haaver und Peter wuen. Toonkh Gott fuar des gud dei. Al di Brid end bridmaaner of wei, Butolter Marri en Peter alluening! ...

— The Ethnology of the British Islands • Robert Gordon Latham

... shows an advanced stage of manufacturing skill. This characteristic is even more remarkable in the case of horse-trappings. The saddle and stirrups, the bridle and bit, are practically the same as those that were used in modern times, even a protective toe-piece for the stirrup being present. A close resemblance is observable between the ring stirrups of old Japan and those of mediaeval Europe, and a much closer affinity is shown by the bits, which had cheek-pieces and were usually jointed ...

— A History of the Japanese People - From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era • Frank Brinkley and Dairoku Kikuchi

... dawn; and far away to his right he heard the axes ringing, faintly but crisply, on the biting morning air. For half a mile he followed a solitary snowshoe trail, which he knew to be Jabe's by the peculiar broad toe and long, trailing heel which Jabe affected in snowshoes; and he wondered what his friend was doing in this direction, so far from the rest of the choppers. Then Jabe's track swerved off to the left, crossing the brook; and the Boy tramped on over ...

— The House in the Water - A Book of Animal Stories • Charles G. D. Roberts

... chickens, etc., hangin' up. And a long counter, piled full of invitin' lookin' pieces ready to roast or brile. The butcher in a clean white apron stood behind the counter. Everything looked good and clean, but I'd hearn of city meat givin' toe main pizen, and knowin' Josiah's fondness for meat vittles—I asked anxiously, "Are you sure the critters this meat come from hadn't got ...

— Samantha at Coney Island - and a Thousand Other Islands • Marietta Holley

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