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Etymology
From Latin pollex "thumb, big toe".

Pronunciation
IPA|/'pɒlɪkeɪt/

Verb
en-verb|pollicat|ing

1. to gesture with the thumb

#:*1997: ‘Disgusting? this is Tea, Friend, Cha,– what all tasteful London drinks,– that,’ pollicating the Coffee-Pot, ‘is what’s disgusting.’ — Thomas Pynchon, Mason & Dixon

Adjective
en-adj|-

1. zoology Of insects: having a curved projection or spine on the inner side of a leg joint.

References
R:Webster 1913

ru:pollicate

• 2006-11-01 07:31 - RobotGMwikt - robot Adding: [[ru:pollicate]]

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