Complete Definition of "pollicate"

English

Etymology
From Latin pollex "thumb, big toe".

Pronunciation
IPA|/'p�lɪkeɪt/

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

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