leech-finger

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The finger next to the little finger; ring-finger. obsolete
    — Sing three Our Fathers on your leechfinger, and write around the sore.

词形变化

leech-fingers plural leechfinger alternative leech finger alternative leach-finger alternative,obsolete

词源

From Middle English leche fingir, læchefinger, from Old English lǣċefinger (“fourth finger, leech-finger”), equivalent to leech (“physician”) + finger. Compare Old Norse lǽknisfingr (“leech-finger”), Icelandic læknisfingur. According to medieval belief, a nerve or artery ran from this digit to the heart. It gave the finger a prominent role in medical lore and practice. Doctors would use it when applying treatments, for example.
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