Pollicate

//ˈpɒlɪkeɪt// adj, verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To gesture with the thumb.

    "‘Disgusting? this is Tea, Friend, Cha,— what all tasteful London drinks,– that,’ pollicating the Coffee-Pot, ‘is what’s disgusting.’"

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of insects: having a curved projection or spine on the inner side of a leg joint. not-comparable

Example

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"‘Disgusting? this is Tea, Friend, Cha,— what all tasteful London drinks,– that,’ pollicating the Coffee-Pot, ‘is what’s disgusting.’"

Etymology

From Latin pollex (“thumb, big toe”).

Related phrases

leg joint

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