big toe

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big + toe

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big toe (plural big toes)

  1. (anatomy) The largest toe (usually) on each human foot (i.e. the toe closest to the other foot when the feet are flat on the ground, side by side, and the legs not crossed) or on a foot of certain other animals.
    Synonyms: (dated) great toe, hallux, large toe
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see big,‎ toe.
    • 2017 March 15, Valli Herman, “9 ways to give your running gear a spring makeover”, in Los Angeles Times[1], Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 15 March 2017:
      Our SoCal fave? Bigfoot toting a surfboard to hang 10 very big toes.

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