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Definition of Pinkie

1. Noun. The finger farthest from the thumb.

Definition of Pinkie

1. Noun. (anatomy) A little finger, the finger furthest on a hand from the thumb. ¹

2. Noun. (anatomy less commonly) A little toe, the toe furthest on a foot from the thumb toe. ¹

3. Noun. (Australia South Australia) A bilby. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Pinkie

1. the little finger [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pinkie

Literary usage of Pinkie

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Historians' History of the World: A Comprehensive Narrative of the Rise by Henry Smith Williams (1907)
"The Baule of pinkie Somerset advanced from Berwick along the shore, ... But in three weeks after the battle of pinkie, Somerset recrossed the Tweed, ..."

2. History of England from the Fall of Wolsey to the Death of Elizabeth by James Anthony Froude (1881)
"... with " the professors of the Gospel," the heavy pikemen of the Lowlands, eight thousand strong, was leading ; Arran J. . ,&t>, J , '' of pinkie ..."

3. Memoir of Alexander Seton, Earl of Dunfermline, President of the Court of by George Seton (1882)
"By pinkie House oft let me walk, And muse o'er Nelly's charms ! ... It is generally believed that the principal portion of pinkie House, including the ..."

4. Poems of Places by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1876)
"pinkie. THE FIELD OF pinkie. William Glen. A LOVELY eve! as loath to quit a scene So beautiful, the parting sun smiles back From western ..."

5. Scotland by Walter Scott, Mayo Williamson Hazeltine (1899)
"... with England broken—Incursions of the English—Battle of Ancram Moor—Martyrdom of Wisheart— Murder of Cardinal Beaton—Battle of pinkie—Treaty of Marriage ..."

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