fancier
         n 1: a person having a strong liking for something [syn:
               {fancier}, {enthusiast}]

English Dictionary: finger plate	by the DICT Development Group
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fancywork n decorative needlework Synonym(s): embroidery, fancywork
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fence rail n a rail that is split from a log [syn: split rail, {fence rail}]
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fencer n someone skilled at fencing Synonym(s): fencer, swordsman
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fencer's mask n a face mask made of fine mesh that is worn over a fencer's face Synonym(s): fencing mask, fencer's mask
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fenugreek n annual herb or southern Europe and eastern Asia having off- white flowers and aromatic seeds used medicinally and in curry Synonym(s): fenugreek, Greek clover, Trigonella foenumgraecum aromatic seeds used as seasoning especially in curry Synonym(s): fenugreek, fenugreek seed
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fenugreek seed n aromatic seeds used as seasoning especially in curry [syn: fenugreek, fenugreek seed]
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fine-grained adj consisting of fine particles; "powdered cellulose"; "powdery snow"; "pulverized sugar is prepared from granulated sugar by grinding" Synonym(s): powdered, powdery, pulverized, pulverised, small-grained, fine-grained dense or compact in structure or texture, as a wood composed of small-diameter cells; "close-grained birch"; "fine-grained rock" Synonym(s): close-grained, fine-grained
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fines herbes n a mixture of finely chopped fresh herbs; "an omelet flavored with fines herbes"
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finger n any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb); "her fingers were long and thin" the length of breadth of a finger used as a linear measure Synonym(s): finger, fingerbreadth, finger's breadth, digit one of the parts of a glove that provides covering for a finger or thumb v feel or handle with the fingers; "finger the binding of the book" Synonym(s): finger, thumb examine by touch; "Feel this soft cloth!"; "The customer fingered the sweater" Synonym(s): feel, finger search for on the computer; "I fingered my boss and found that he is not logged on in the afternoons" indicate the fingering for the playing of musical scores for keyboard instruments
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finger alphabet n an alphabet used by the deaf; letters are represented by finger positions Synonym(s): manual alphabet, finger alphabet
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finger bowl n small bowl for rinsing the fingers at table
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finger cymbals n a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance Synonym(s): bones, castanets, clappers, finger cymbals
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finger food n food to be eaten with the fingers
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finger grass n grasses with creeping stems that root freely; a pest in lawns Synonym(s): crabgrass, crab grass, finger grass any grass of the genus Chloris; occurs in short grassland especially on waste ground or poor soils
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finger hole n one of a series of holes in a woodwind instrument; pitch changes when a finger covers it a hole for inserting a finger
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Finger Lakes n a geographical area in central New York State that is named for a series of narrow glacial lakes that lie parallel in a north-south direction
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finger millet n East Indian cereal grass whose seed yield a somewhat bitter flour, a staple in the Orient Synonym(s): finger millet, ragi, ragee, African millet, coracan, corakan, kurakkan, Eleusine coracana
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finger paint n paint that has the consistency of jelly [syn: {finger paint}, fingerpaint]
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finger plate n a flat protective covering (on a door or wall etc) to prevent soiling by dirty fingers Synonym(s): finger plate, escutcheon, scutcheon
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finger scan n biometric identification by automatically scanning a person's fingerprints electronically Synonym(s): finger scan, finger scanning
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finger scanning n biometric identification by automatically scanning a person's fingerprints electronically Synonym(s): finger scan, finger scanning
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finger spelling n an alphabet of manual signs [syn: finger spelling, fingerspelling]
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finger wave n a wave made with the fingers
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finger's breadth n the length of breadth of a finger used as a linear measure Synonym(s): finger, fingerbreadth, finger's breadth, digit
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finger-flower n tall leafy European biennial or perennial having spectacular clusters of large tubular pink-purple flowers; leaves yield drug digitalis and are poisonous to livestock Synonym(s): common foxglove, fairy bell, fingerflower, finger-flower, fingerroot, finger-root, Digitalis purpurea
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finger-paint v apply colors with one's fingers
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finger-painting n a painting produced by spreading paint with the fingers painting by using the fingers to spread the paint
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finger-pointing n the imputation of blame; "they want all the finger-pointing about intelligence failures to stop" Synonym(s): finger- pointing, fingerpointing
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finger-roll n a basketball shot that rolls off the tips of the fingers into the basket
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finger-root n tall leafy European biennial or perennial having spectacular clusters of large tubular pink-purple flowers; leaves yield drug digitalis and are poisonous to livestock Synonym(s): common foxglove, fairy bell, fingerflower, finger-flower, fingerroot, finger-root, Digitalis purpurea
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finger-spell v communicate by means of specific gestures, as an alternative to sign language; "The Deaf often fingerspell" Synonym(s): fingerspell, finger-spell
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fingerboard n a guidepost resembling a hand with a pointing index finger Synonym(s): fingerpost, fingerboard a bank of keys on a musical instrument Synonym(s): piano keyboard, fingerboard, clavier a narrow strip of wood on the neck of some stringed instruments (violin or cello or guitar etc) where the strings are held against the wood with the fingers
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fingerbreadth n the length of breadth of a finger used as a linear measure Synonym(s): finger, fingerbreadth, finger's breadth, digit
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fingered adj having or resembling a finger or fingers; often used in combination; "the fingered roots of giant trees"; "rosy- fingered"; "three-fingered cartoon characters" Antonym(s): fingerless
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fingerflower n tall leafy European biennial or perennial having spectacular clusters of large tubular pink-purple flowers; leaves yield drug digitalis and are poisonous to livestock Synonym(s): common foxglove, fairy bell, fingerflower, finger-flower, fingerroot, finger-root, Digitalis purpurea
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fingering n the placement of the fingers for playing different notes (or sequences of notes) on a musical instrument touching something with the fingers
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fingerless adj not having or having lost fingers Antonym(s): fingered
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fingerlike adj resembling a finger; "digitate leaves of the horse chestnut" Synonym(s): digitate, fingerlike
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fingerling n a young or small fish
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fingermark n a smudge made by a (dirty) finger [syn: fingermark, fingerprint]
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fingernail n the nail at the end of a finger
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fingerpaint n paint that has the consistency of jelly [syn: {finger paint}, fingerpaint]
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fingerpointing n the imputation of blame; "they want all the finger-pointing about intelligence failures to stop" Synonym(s): finger- pointing, fingerpointing
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fingerpost n a guidepost resembling a hand with a pointing index finger Synonym(s): fingerpost, fingerboard
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fingerprint n a print made by an impression of the ridges in the skin of a finger; often used for biometric identification in criminal investigations a generic term for any identifying characteristic; "that tax bill had the senator's fingerprints all over it" a smudge made by a (dirty) finger Synonym(s): fingermark, fingerprint v take an impression of a person's fingerprints
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fingerprint expert n a specialist in identifying fingerprints [syn: {fingerprint expert}, fingerprint specialist, fingerprint man]
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fingerprint man n a specialist in identifying fingerprints [syn: {fingerprint expert}, fingerprint specialist, fingerprint man]
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fingerprint specialist n a specialist in identifying fingerprints [syn: {fingerprint expert}, fingerprint specialist, fingerprint man]
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fingerprinting n the procedure of taking inked impressions of a person's fingerprints for the purpose of identification
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fingerroot n tall leafy European biennial or perennial having spectacular clusters of large tubular pink-purple flowers; leaves yield drug digitalis and are poisonous to livestock Synonym(s): common foxglove, fairy bell, fingerflower, finger-flower, fingerroot, finger-root, Digitalis purpurea
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fingerspell v communicate by means of specific gestures, as an alternative to sign language; "The Deaf often fingerspell" Synonym(s): fingerspell, finger-spell
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fingerspelling n an alphabet of manual signs [syn: finger spelling, fingerspelling]
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fingerstall n a sheath worn to protect a finger [syn: fingerstall, cot]
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fingertip n the end (tip) of a finger
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finisher n (baseball) a relief pitcher who can protect a lead in the last inning or two of the game Synonym(s): closer, finisher a racing driver who finishes a race a painter who applies a finishing coat a worker who performs the last step in a manufacturing process a race car that finishes a race an animal that wins in a contest of speed
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Finno-Ugrian n a family of Uralic languages indigenous to Scandinavia and Hungary and Russia and western Siberia (prior to the Slavic expansion into those regions) Synonym(s): Finno-Ugric, Finno- Ugrian
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Finno-Ugric n a family of Uralic languages indigenous to Scandinavia and Hungary and Russia and western Siberia (prior to the Slavic expansion into those regions) Synonym(s): Finno-Ugric, Finno- Ugrian
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Finno-Ugric-speaking adj able to communicate in a Finno-Ugric language
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Coral \Cor"al\, n. [Of. coral, F, corail, L. corallum, coralium,       fr. Gr. kora`llion.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) The hard parts or skeleton of various Anthozoa,             and of a few Hydrozoa. Similar structures are also formed             by some Bryozoa.          Note: The large stony corals forming coral reefs belong to                various genera of {Madreporaria}, and to the hydroid                genus, {Millepora}. The red coral, used in jewelry, is                the stony axis of the stem of a gorgonian ({Corallium                rubrum}) found chiefly in the Mediterranean. The {fan                corals}, {plume corals}, and {sea feathers} are species                of {Gorgoniacea}, in which the axis is horny.                Organ-pipe coral is formed by the genus {Tubipora}, an                Alcyonarian, and {black coral} is in part the axis of                species of the genus {Antipathes}. See {Anthozoa},                {Madrepora}.          2. The ovaries of a cooked lobster; -- so called from their             color.          3. A piece of coral, usually fitted with small bells and             other appurtenances, used by children as a plaything.          {Brain coral}, or {Brain stone coral}. See under {Brain}.          {Chain coral}. See under {Chain}.          {Coral animal} (Zo[94]l.), one of the polyps by which corals             are formed. They are often very erroneously called {coral             insects}.          {Coral fish}. See in the Vocabulary.          {Coral reefs} (Phys. Geog.), reefs, often of great extent,             made up chiefly of fragments of corals, coral sands, and             the solid limestone resulting from their consolidation.             They are classed as {fringing reefs}, when they border the             land; {barrier reefs}, when separated from the shore by a             broad belt of water; {atolls}, when they constitute             separate islands, usually inclosing a lagoon. See {Atoll}.                      {Coral root} (Bot.), a genus ({Corallorhiza}) of orchideous             plants, of a yellowish or brownish red color, parasitic on             roots of other plants, and having curious jointed or             knotted roots not unlike some kinds of coral. See Illust.             under {Coralloid}.          {Coral snake}. (Zo)             (a) A small, venomous, Brazilian snake {(Elaps                   corallinus)}, coral-red, with black bands.             (b) A small, harmless, South American snake ({Tortrix                   scytale}).          {Coral tree} (Bot.), a tropical, leguminous plant, of several             species, with showy, scarlet blossoms and coral-red seeds.             The best known is {Erythrina Corallodendron}.          {Coral wood}, a hard, red cabinet wood. --McElrath.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fan \Fan\, n. [AS. fann, fr. L. vannus fan, van for winnowing       grain; cf. F. van. Cf. {Van} a winnowing machine, {Winnow}.]       1. An instrument used for producing artificial currents of             air, by the wafting or revolving motion of a broad             surface; as:             (a) An instrument for cooling the person, made of                   feathers, paper, silk, etc., and often mounted on                   sticks all turning about the same pivot, so as when                   opened to radiate from the center and assume the                   figure of a section of a circle.             (b) (Mach.) Any revolving vane or vanes used for producing                   currents of air, in winnowing grain, blowing a fire,                   ventilation, etc., or for checking rapid motion by the                   resistance of the air; a fan blower; a fan wheel.             (c) An instrument for winnowing grain, by moving which the                   grain is tossed and agitated, and the chaff is                   separated and blown away.             (d) Something in the form of a fan when spread, as a                   peacock's tail, a window, etc.             (e) A small vane or sail, used to keep the large sails of                   a smock windmill always in the direction of the wind.                               Clean provender, which hath been winnowed with                            the shovel and with the fan.         --Is. xxx. 24.          2. That which produces effects analogous to those of a fan,             as in exciting a flame, etc.; that which inflames,             heightens, or strengthens; as, it served as a fan to the             flame of his passion.          3. A quintain; -- from its form. [Obs.] --Chaucer.          {Fan blower}, a wheel with vanes fixed on a rotating shaft             inclosed in a case or chamber, to create a blast of air             (fan blast) for forge purposes, or a current for draft and             ventilation; a fanner.          {Fan cricket} (Zo[94]l.), a mole cricket.          {Fan light} (Arch.), a window over a door; -- so called from             the semicircular form and radiating sash bars of those             windows which are set in the circular heads of arched             doorways.          {Fan shell} (Zo[94]l.), any shell of the family             {Pectinid[91]}. See {Scallop}, n., 1.          {Fan tracery} (Arch.), the decorative tracery on the surface             of fan vaulting.          {Fan vaulting} (Arch.), an elaborate system of vaulting, in             which the ribs diverge somewhat like the rays of a fan, as             in Henry VII.'s chapel in Westminster Abbey. It is             peculiar to English Gothic.          {Fan wheel}, the wheel of a fan blower.          {Fan window}. Same as {Fan light} (above).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Churrworm \Churr"worm`\, n. [AS. cyrran, cerran, to turn.]       (Zo[94]l.)       An insect that turns about nimbly; the mole cricket; --       called also {fan cricket}. --Johnson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fan \Fan\, n. [AS. fann, fr. L. vannus fan, van for winnowing       grain; cf. F. van. Cf. {Van} a winnowing machine, {Winnow}.]       1. An instrument used for producing artificial currents of             air, by the wafting or revolving motion of a broad             surface; as:             (a) An instrument for cooling the person, made of                   feathers, paper, silk, etc., and often mounted on                   sticks all turning about the same pivot, so as when                   opened to radiate from the center and assume the                   figure of a section of a circle.             (b) (Mach.) Any revolving vane or vanes used for producing                   currents of air, in winnowing grain, blowing a fire,                   ventilation, etc., or for checking rapid motion by the                   resistance of the air; a fan blower; a fan wheel.             (c) An instrument for winnowing grain, by moving which the                   grain is tossed and agitated, and the chaff is                   separated and blown away.             (d) Something in the form of a fan when spread, as a                   peacock's tail, a window, etc.             (e) A small vane or sail, used to keep the large sails of                   a smock windmill always in the direction of the wind.                               Clean provender, which hath been winnowed with                            the shovel and with the fan.         --Is. xxx. 24.          2. That which produces effects analogous to those of a fan,             as in exciting a flame, etc.; that which inflames,             heightens, or strengthens; as, it served as a fan to the             flame of his passion.          3. A quintain; -- from its form. [Obs.] --Chaucer.          {Fan blower}, a wheel with vanes fixed on a rotating shaft             inclosed in a case or chamber, to create a blast of air             (fan blast) for forge purposes, or a current for draft and             ventilation; a fanner.          {Fan cricket} (Zo[94]l.), a mole cricket.          {Fan light} (Arch.), a window over a door; -- so called from             the semicircular form and radiating sash bars of those             windows which are set in the circular heads of arched             doorways.          {Fan shell} (Zo[94]l.), any shell of the family             {Pectinid[91]}. See {Scallop}, n., 1.          {Fan tracery} (Arch.), the decorative tracery on the surface             of fan vaulting.          {Fan vaulting} (Arch.), an elaborate system of vaulting, in             which the ribs diverge somewhat like the rays of a fan, as             in Henry VII.'s chapel in Westminster Abbey. It is             peculiar to English Gothic.          {Fan wheel}, the wheel of a fan blower.          {Fan window}. Same as {Fan light} (above).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Churrworm \Churr"worm`\, n. [AS. cyrran, cerran, to turn.]       (Zo[94]l.)       An insect that turns about nimbly; the mole cricket; --       called also {fan cricket}. --Johnson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fancier \Fan"ci*er\, n.       1. One who is governed by fancy. [bd]Not reasoners, but             fanciers.[b8] --Macaulay.          2. One who fancies or has a special liking for, or interest             in, a particular object or class or objects; hence, one             who breeds and keeps for sale birds and animals; as, bird             fancier, dog fancier, etc.
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Fancy \Fan"cy\, a.       1. Adapted to please the fancy or taste; ornamental; as,             fancy goods.          2. Extravagant; above real value.                         This anxiety never degenerated into a monomania,                      like that which led his [Frederick the Great's]                      father to pay fancy prices for giants. --Macaulay.          {Fancy ball}, a ball in which porsons appear in fanciful             dresses in imitation of the costumes of different persons             and nations.          {Fancy fair}, a fair at which articles of fancy and ornament             are sold, generally for some charitable purpose.          {Fancy goods}, fabrics of various colors, patterns, etc., as             ribbons, silks, laces, etc., in distinction from those of             a simple or plain color or make.          {Fancy line} (Naut.), a line rove through a block at the jaws             of a gaff; -- used to haul it down.          {Fancy roller} (Carding Machine), a clothed cylinder (usually             having straight teeth) in front of the doffer.          {Fancy stocks}, a species of stocks which afford great             opportunity for stock gambling, since they have no             intrinsic value, and the fluctuations in their prices are             artificial.          {Fancy store}, one where articles of fancy and ornament are             sold.          {Fancy woods}, the more rare and expensive furniture woods,             as mahogany, satinwood, rosewood, etc.
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Fancywork \Fan"cy*work`\, n.       Ornamental work with a needle or hook, as embroidery,       crocheting, netting, etc.
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Fay \Fay\, v. i. (Shipbuilding)       To lie close together; to fit; to fadge; -- often with in,       into, with, or together.          {Faying surface}, that surface of an object which comes with             another object to which it is fastened; -- said of plates,             angle irons, etc., that are riveted together in shipwork.
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Fen cricket \Fen" crick`et\ (Zo[94]l.)       The mole cricket. [Prov. Eng.]
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Fence \Fence\, n. [Abbrev. from defence.]       1. That which fends off attack or danger; a defense; a             protection; a cover; security; shield.                         Let us be backed with God and with the seas, Which                      he hath given for fence impregnable.   --Shak.                         A fence betwixt us and the victor's wrath.                                                                               --Addison.          2. An inclosure about a field or other space, or about any             object; especially, an inclosing structure of wood, iron,             or other material, intended to prevent intrusion from             without or straying from within.                         Leaps o'er the fence with ease into the fold.                                                                               --Milton.          Note: In England a hedge, ditch, or wall, as well as a                structure of boards, palings, or rails, is called a                fence.          3. (Locks) A projection on the bolt, which passes through the             tumbler gates in locking and unlocking.          4. Self-defense by the use of the sword; the art and practice             of fencing and sword play; hence, skill in debate and             repartee. See {Fencing}.                         Enjoy your dear wit, and gay rhetoric, That hath so                      well been taught her dazzing fence.   --Milton.                         Of dauntless courage and consummate skill in fence.                                                                               --Macaulay.          5. A receiver of stolen goods, or a place where they are             received. [Slang] --Mayhew.          {Fence month} (Forest Law), the month in which female deer             are fawning, when hunting is prohibited. --Bullokar.          {Fence roof}, a covering for defense. [bd]They fitted their             shields close to one another in manner of a fence             roof.[b8] --Holland.          {Fence time}, the breeding time of fish or game, when they             should not be killed.          {Rail fence}, a fence made of rails, sometimes supported by             posts.          {Ring fence}, a fence which encircles a large area, or a             whole estate, within one inclosure.          {Worm fence}, a zigzag fence composed of rails crossing one             another at their ends; -- called also {snake fence}, or             {Virginia rail fence}.          {To be on the fence}, to be undecided or uncommitted in             respect to two opposing parties or policies. [Colloq.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fencer \Fen"cer\, n.       One who fences; one who teaches or practices the art of       fencing with sword or foil.                   As blunt as the fencer's foils.               --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fenugreek \Fen"u*greek\ (? [or] ?), n. [L. faenum Graecum, lit.,       Greek hay: cf. F. fenugrec. Cf. {Fennel}.] (Bot.)       A plant ({trigonella F[d2]num Gr[91]cum}) cultivated for its       strong-smelling seeds, which are [bd]now only used for giving       false importance to horse medicine and damaged hay.[b8] --J.       Smith (Pop. Names of Plants, 1881).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Finger \Fin"ger\, n. [AS. finger; akin to D. vinger, OS. & OHG.       fingar, G. finger, Icel. fingr, Sw. & Dan. finger, Goth.       figgrs; of unknown origin; perh. akin to E. fang.]       1. One of the five terminating members of the hand; a digit;             esp., one of the four extermities of the hand, other than             the thumb.          2. Anything that does work of a finger; as, the pointer of a             clock, watch, or other registering machine; especially             (Mech.) a small projecting rod, wire, or piece, which is             brought into contact with an object to effect, direct, or             restrain a motion.          3. The breadth of a finger, or the fourth part of the hand; a             measure of nearly an inch; also, the length of finger, a             measure in domestic use in the United States, of about             four and a half inches or one eighth of a yard.                         A piece of steel three fingers thick. --Bp. Wilkins.          4. Skill in the use of the fingers, as in playing upon a             musical instrument. [R.]                         She has a good finger.                        --Busby.          {Ear finger}, the little finger.          {Finger alphabet}. See {Dactylology}.          {Finger bar}, the horizontal bar, carrying slotted spikes, or             fingers, through which the vibratory knives of mowing and             reaping machines play.          {Finger board} (Mus.), the part of a stringed instrument             against which the fingers press the strings to vary the             tone; the keyboard of a piano, organ, etc.; manual.          {Finger} {bowl [or] glass}, a bowl or glass to hold water for             rinsing the fingers at table.          {Finger flower} (Bot.), the foxglove.          {Finger grass} (Bot.), a kind of grass ({Panicum sanguinale})             with slender radiating spikes; common crab grass. See             {Crab grass}, under {Crab}.          {Finger nut}, a fly nut or thumb nut.          {Finger plate}, a strip of metal, glass, etc., to protect a             painted or polished door from finger marks.          {Finger post}, a guide post bearing an index finger.          {Finger reading}, reading printed in relief so as to be             sensible to the touch; -- so made for the blind.          {Finger shell} (Zo[94]l.), a marine shell ({Pholas dactylus})             resembling a finger in form.          {Finger sponge} (Zo[94]l.), a sponge having finger-shaped             lobes, or branches.          {Finger stall}, a cover or shield for a finger.          {Finger steel}, a steel instrument for whetting a currier's             knife.          {To burn one's fingers}. See under {Burn}.          {To have a finger in}, to be concerned in. [Colloq.]          {To have at one's fingers' ends}, to be thoroughly familiar             with. [Colloq.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Finger \Fin"ger\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fingered}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Fingering}.]       1. To touch with the fingers; to handle; to meddle with.                         Let the papers lie; You would be fingering them to                      anger me.                                          --Shak.          2. To touch lightly; to toy with.          3. (Mus.)             (a) To perform on an instrument of music.             (b) To mark the notes of (a piece of music) so as to guide                   the fingers in playing.          4. To take thievishly; to pilfer; to purloin. --Shak.          5. To execute, as any delicate work.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Finger \Fin"ger\, v. i. (Mus.)       To use the fingers in playing on an instrument. --Busby.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Finger \Fin"ger\, n. [AS. finger; akin to D. vinger, OS. & OHG.       fingar, G. finger, Icel. fingr, Sw. & Dan. finger, Goth.       figgrs; of unknown origin; perh. akin to E. fang.]       1. One of the five terminating members of the hand; a digit;             esp., one of the four extermities of the hand, other than             the thumb.          2. Anything that does work of a finger; as, the pointer of a             clock, watch, or other registering machine; especially             (Mech.) a small projecting rod, wire, or piece, which is             brought into contact with an object to effect, direct, or             restrain a motion.          3. The breadth of a finger, or the fourth part of the hand; a             measure of nearly an inch; also, the length of finger, a             measure in domestic use in the United States, of about             four and a half inches or one eighth of a yard.                         A piece of steel three fingers thick. --Bp. Wilkins.          4. Skill in the use of the fingers, as in playing upon a             musical instrument. [R.]                         She has a good finger.                        --Busby.          {Ear finger}, the little finger.          {Finger alphabet}. See {Dactylology}.          {Finger bar}, the horizontal bar, carrying slotted spikes, or             fingers, through which the vibratory knives of mowing and             reaping machines play.          {Finger board} (Mus.), the part of a stringed instrument             against which the fingers press the strings to vary the             tone; the keyboard of a piano, organ, etc.; manual.          {Finger} {bowl [or] glass}, a bowl or glass to hold water for             rinsing the fingers at table.          {Finger flower} (Bot.), the foxglove.          {Finger grass} (Bot.), a kind of grass ({Panicum sanguinale})             with slender radiating spikes; common crab grass. See             {Crab grass}, under {Crab}.          {Finger nut}, a fly nut or thumb nut.          {Finger plate}, a strip of metal, glass, etc., to protect a             painted or polished door from finger marks.          {Finger post}, a guide post bearing an index finger.          {Finger reading}, reading printed in relief so as to be             sensible to the touch; -- so made for the blind.          {Finger shell} (Zo[94]l.), a marine shell ({Pholas dactylus})             resembling a finger in form.          {Finger sponge} (Zo[94]l.), a sponge having finger-shaped             lobes, or branches.          {Finger stall}, a cover or shield for a finger.          {Finger steel}, a steel instrument for whetting a currier's             knife.          {To burn one's fingers}. See under {Burn}.          {To have a finger in}, to be concerned in. [Colloq.]          {To have at one's fingers' ends}, to be thoroughly familiar             with. [Colloq.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Finger \Fin"ger\, n. [AS. finger; akin to D. vinger, OS. & OHG.       fingar, G. finger, Icel. fingr, Sw. & Dan. finger, Goth.       figgrs; of unknown origin; perh. akin to E. fang.]       1. One of the five terminating members of the hand; a digit;             esp., one of the four extermities of the hand, other than             the thumb.          2. Anything that does work of a finger; as, the pointer of a             clock, watch, or other registering machine; especially             (Mech.) a small projecting rod, wire, or piece, which is             brought into contact with an object to effect, direct, or             restrain a motion.          3. The breadth of a finger, or the fourth part of the hand; a             measure of nearly an inch; also, the length of finger, a             measure in domestic use in the United States, of about             four and a half inches or one eighth of a yard.                         A piece of steel three fingers thick. --Bp. Wilkins.          4. Skill in the use of the fingers, as in playing upon a             musical instrument. [R.]                         She has a good finger.                        --Busby.          {Ear finger}, the little finger.          {Finger alphabet}. See {Dactylology}.          {Finger bar}, the horizontal bar, carrying slotted spikes, or             fingers, through which the vibratory knives of mowing and             reaping machines play.          {Finger board} (Mus.), the part of a stringed instrument             against which the fingers press the strings to vary the             tone; the keyboard of a piano, organ, etc.; manual.          {Finger} {bowl [or] glass}, a bowl or glass to hold water for             rinsing the fingers at table.          {Finger flower} (Bot.), the foxglove.          {Finger grass} (Bot.), a kind of grass ({Panicum sanguinale})             with slender radiating spikes; common crab grass. See             {Crab grass}, under {Crab}.          {Finger nut}, a fly nut or thumb nut.          {Finger plate}, a strip of metal, glass, etc., to protect a             painted or polished door from finger marks.          {Finger post}, a guide post bearing an index finger.          {Finger reading}, reading printed in relief so as to be             sensible to the touch; -- so made for the blind.          {Finger shell} (Zo[94]l.), a marine shell ({Pholas dactylus})             resembling a finger in form.          {Finger sponge} (Zo[94]l.), a sponge having finger-shaped             lobes, or branches.          {Finger stall}, a cover or shield for a finger.          {Finger steel}, a steel instrument for whetting a currier's             knife.          {To burn one's fingers}. See under {Burn}.          {To have a finger in}, to be concerned in. [Colloq.]          {To have at one's fingers' ends}, to be thoroughly familiar             with. [Colloq.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Finger \Fin"ger\, n. [AS. finger; akin to D. vinger, OS. & OHG.       fingar, G. finger, Icel. fingr, Sw. & Dan. finger, Goth.       figgrs; of unknown origin; perh. akin to E. fang.]       1. One of the five terminating members of the hand; a digit;             esp., one of the four extermities of the hand, other than             the thumb.          2. Anything that does work of a finger; as, the pointer of a             clock, watch, or other registering machine; especially             (Mech.) a small projecting rod, wire, or piece, which is             brought into contact with an object to effect, direct, or             restrain a motion.          3. The breadth of a finger, or the fourth part of the hand; a             measure of nearly an inch; also, the length of finger, a             measure in domestic use in the United States, of about             four and a half inches or one eighth of a yard.                         A piece of steel three fingers thick. --Bp. Wilkins.          4. Skill in the use of the fingers, as in playing upon a             musical instrument. [R.]                         She has a good finger.                        --Busby.          {Ear finger}, the little finger.          {Finger alphabet}. See {Dactylology}.          {Finger bar}, the horizontal bar, carrying slotted spikes, or             fingers, through which the vibratory knives of mowing and             reaping machines play.          {Finger board} (Mus.), the part of a stringed instrument             against which the fingers press the strings to vary the             tone; the keyboard of a piano, organ, etc.; manual.          {Finger} {bowl [or] glass}, a bowl or glass to hold water for             rinsing the fingers at table.          {Finger flower} (Bot.), the foxglove.          {Finger grass} (Bot.), a kind of grass ({Panicum sanguinale})             with slender radiating spikes; common crab grass. See             {Crab grass}, under {Crab}.          {Finger nut}, a fly nut or thumb nut.          {Finger plate}, a strip of metal, glass, etc., to protect a             painted or polished door from finger marks.          {Finger post}, a guide post bearing an index finger.          {Finger reading}, reading printed in relief so as to be             sensible to the touch; -- so made for the blind.          {Finger shell} (Zo[94]l.), a marine shell ({Pholas dactylus})             resembling a finger in form.          {Finger sponge} (Zo[94]l.), a sponge having finger-shaped             lobes, or branches.          {Finger stall}, a cover or shield for a finger.          {Finger steel}, a steel instrument for whetting a currier's             knife.          {To burn one's fingers}. See under {Burn}.          {To have a finger in}, to be concerned in. [Colloq.]          {To have at one's fingers' ends}, to be thoroughly familiar             with. [Colloq.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Finger \Fin"ger\, n. [AS. finger; akin to D. vinger, OS. & OHG.       fingar, G. finger, Icel. fingr, Sw. & Dan. finger, Goth.       figgrs; of unknown origin; perh. akin to E. fang.]       1. One of the five terminating members of the hand; a digit;             esp., one of the four extermities of the hand, other than             the thumb.          2. Anything that does work of a finger; as, the pointer of a             clock, watch, or other registering machine; especially             (Mech.) a small projecting rod, wire, or piece, which is             brought into contact with an object to effect, direct, or             restrain a motion.          3. The breadth of a finger, or the fourth part of the hand; a             measure of nearly an inch; also, the length of finger, a             measure in domestic use in the United States, of about             four and a half inches or one eighth of a yard.                         A piece of steel three fingers thick. --Bp. Wilkins.          4. Skill in the use of the fingers, as in playing upon a             musical instrument. [R.]                         She has a good finger.                        --Busby.          {Ear finger}, the little finger.          {Finger alphabet}. See {Dactylology}.          {Finger bar}, the horizontal bar, carrying slotted spikes, or             fingers, through which the vibratory knives of mowing and             reaping machines play.          {Finger board} (Mus.), the part of a stringed instrument             against which the fingers press the strings to vary the             tone; the keyboard of a piano, organ, etc.; manual.          {Finger} {bowl [or] glass}, a bowl or glass to hold water for             rinsing the fingers at table.          {Finger flower} (Bot.), the foxglove.          {Finger grass} (Bot.), a kind of grass ({Panicum sanguinale})             with slender radiating spikes; common crab grass. See             {Crab grass}, under {Crab}.          {Finger nut}, a fly nut or thumb nut.          {Finger plate}, a strip of metal, glass, etc., to protect a             painted or polished door from finger marks.          {Finger post}, a guide post bearing an index finger.          {Finger reading}, reading printed in relief so as to be             sensible to the touch; -- so made for the blind.          {Finger shell} (Zo[94]l.), a marine shell ({Pholas dactylus})             resembling a finger in form.          {Finger sponge} (Zo[94]l.), a sponge having finger-shaped             lobes, or branches.          {Finger stall}, a cover or shield for a finger.          {Finger steel}, a steel instrument for whetting a currier's             knife.          {To burn one's fingers}. See under {Burn}.          {To have a finger in}, to be concerned in. [Colloq.]          {To have at one's fingers' ends}, to be thoroughly familiar             with. [Colloq.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Finger \Fin"ger\, n. [AS. finger; akin to D. vinger, OS. & OHG.       fingar, G. finger, Icel. fingr, Sw. & Dan. finger, Goth.       figgrs; of unknown origin; perh. akin to E. fang.]       1. One of the five terminating members of the hand; a digit;             esp., one of the four extermities of the hand, other than             the thumb.          2. Anything that does work of a finger; as, the pointer of a             clock, watch, or other registering machine; especially             (Mech.) a small projecting rod, wire, or piece, which is             brought into contact with an object to effect, direct, or             restrain a motion.          3. The breadth of a finger, or the fourth part of the hand; a             measure of nearly an inch; also, the length of finger, a             measure in domestic use in the United States, of about             four and a half inches or one eighth of a yard.                         A piece of steel three fingers thick. --Bp. Wilkins.          4. Skill in the use of the fingers, as in playing upon a             musical instrument. [R.]                         She has a good finger.                        --Busby.          {Ear finger}, the little finger.          {Finger alphabet}. See {Dactylology}.          {Finger bar}, the horizontal bar, carrying slotted spikes, or             fingers, through which the vibratory knives of mowing and             reaping machines play.          {Finger board} (Mus.), the part of a stringed instrument             against which the fingers press the strings to vary the             tone; the keyboard of a piano, organ, etc.; manual.          {Finger} {bowl [or] glass}, a bowl or glass to hold water for             rinsing the fingers at table.          {Finger flower} (Bot.), the foxglove.          {Finger grass} (Bot.), a kind of grass ({Panicum sanguinale})             with slender radiating spikes; common crab grass. See             {Crab grass}, under {Crab}.          {Finger nut}, a fly nut or thumb nut.          {Finger plate}, a strip of metal, glass, etc., to protect a             painted or polished door from finger marks.          {Finger post}, a guide post bearing an index finger.          {Finger reading}, reading printed in relief so as to be             sensible to the touch; -- so made for the blind.          {Finger shell} (Zo[94]l.), a marine shell ({Pholas dactylus})             resembling a finger in form.          {Finger sponge} (Zo[94]l.), a sponge having finger-shaped             lobes, or branches.          {Finger stall}, a cover or shield for a finger.          {Finger steel}, a steel instrument for whetting a currier's             knife.          {To burn one's fingers}. See under {Burn}.          {To have a finger in}, to be concerned in. [Colloq.]          {To have at one's fingers' ends}, to be thoroughly familiar             with. [Colloq.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Crab \Crab\ (kr[acr]b), n. [AS. crabba; akin to D. krab, G.       krabbe, krebs, Icel. krabbi, Sw. krabba, Dan. krabbe, and       perh. to E. cramp. Cf. {Crawfish}.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) One of the brachyuran Crustacea. They are             mostly marine, and usually have a broad, short body,             covered with a strong shell or carapace. The abdomen is             small and curled up beneath the body.          Note: The name is applied to all the Brachyura, and to                certain Anomura, as the hermit crabs. Formerly, it was                sometimes applied to Crustacea in general. Many species                are edible, the blue crab of the Atlantic coast being                one of the most esteemed. The large European edible                crab is {Cancer padurus}. {Soft-shelled crabs} are blue                crabs that have recently cast their shells. See                {Cancer}; also, {Box crab}, {Fiddler crab}, {Hermit                crab}, {Spider crab}, etc., under {Box}, {Fiddler}.                etc.          2. The zodiacal constellation Cancer.          3. [See {Crab}, a.] (Bot.) A crab apple; -- so named from its             harsh taste.                         When roasted crabs hiss in the bowl, Then nightly                      sings the staring owl.                        --Shak.          4. A cudgel made of the wood of the crab tree; a crabstick.             [Obs.] --Garrick.          5. (Mech.)             (a) A movable winch or windlass with powerful gearing,                   used with derricks, etc.             (b) A form of windlass, or geared capstan, for hauling                   ships into dock, etc.             (c) A machine used in ropewalks to stretch the yarn.             (d) A claw for anchoring a portable machine.          {Calling crab}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Fiddler}., n., 2.          {Crab apple}, a small, sour apple, of several kinds; also,             the tree which bears it; as, the European crab apple             ({Pyrus Malus} var. sylvestris); the Siberian crab apple             ({Pyrus baccata}); and the American ({Pyrus coronaria}).                      {Crab grass}. (Bot.)             (a) A grass ({Digitaria, [or] Panicum, sanguinalis}); --                   called also {finger grass}.             (b) A grass of the genus {Eleusine} ({E. Indica}); --                   called also {dog's-tail grass}, {wire grass}, etc.          {Crab louse} (Zo[94]l.), a species of louse ({Phthirius             pubis}), sometimes infesting the human body.          {Crab plover} (Zo[94]l.), an Asiatic plover ({Dromas             ardeola}).          {Crab's eyes}, [or] {Crab's stones}, masses of calcareous             matter found, at certain seasons of the year, on either             side of the stomach of the European crawfishes, and             formerly used in medicine for absorbent and antacid             purposes; the gastroliths.          {Crab spider} (Zo[94]l.), one of a group of spiders             ({Laterigrad[91]}); -- called because they can run             backwards or sideways like a crab.          {Crab tree}, the tree that bears crab applies.          {Crab wood}, a light cabinet wood obtained in Guiana, which             takes a high polish. --McElrath.          {To catch a crab} (Naut.), a phrase used of a rower:             (a) when he fails to raise his oar clear of the water;             (b) when he misses the water altogether in making a                   stroke.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Finger \Fin"ger\, n. [AS. finger; akin to D. vinger, OS. & OHG.       fingar, G. finger, Icel. fingr, Sw. & Dan. finger, Goth.       figgrs; of unknown origin; perh. akin to E. fang.]       1. One of the five terminating members of the hand; a digit;             esp., one of the four extermities of the hand, other than             the thumb.          2. Anything that does work of a finger; as, the pointer of a             clock, watch, or other registering machine; especially             (Mech.) a small projecting rod, wire, or piece, which is             brought into contact with an object to effect, direct, or             restrain a motion.          3. The breadth of a finger, or the fourth part of the hand; a             measure of nearly an inch; also, the length of finger, a             measure in domestic use in the United States, of about             four and a half inches or one eighth of a yard.                         A piece of steel three fingers thick. --Bp. Wilkins.          4. Skill in the use of the fingers, as in playing upon a             musical instrument. [R.]                         She has a good finger.                        --Busby.          {Ear finger}, the little finger.          {Finger alphabet}. See {Dactylology}.          {Finger bar}, the horizontal bar, carrying slotted spikes, or             fingers, through which the vibratory knives of mowing and             reaping machines play.          {Finger board} (Mus.), the part of a stringed instrument             against which the fingers press the strings to vary the             tone; the keyboard of a piano, organ, etc.; manual.          {Finger} {bowl [or] glass}, a bowl or glass to hold water for             rinsing the fingers at table.          {Finger flower} (Bot.), the foxglove.          {Finger grass} (Bot.), a kind of grass ({Panicum sanguinale})             with slender radiating spikes; common crab grass. See             {Crab grass}, under {Crab}.          {Finger nut}, a fly nut or thumb nut.          {Finger plate}, a strip of metal, glass, etc., to protect a             painted or polished door from finger marks.          {Finger post}, a guide post bearing an index finger.          {Finger reading}, reading printed in relief so as to be             sensible to the touch; -- so made for the blind.          {Finger shell} (Zo[94]l.), a marine shell ({Pholas dactylus})             resembling a finger in form.          {Finger sponge} (Zo[94]l.), a sponge having finger-shaped             lobes, or branches.          {Finger stall}, a cover or shield for a finger.          {Finger steel}, a steel instrument for whetting a currier's             knife.          {To burn one's fingers}. See under {Burn}.          {To have a finger in}, to be concerned in. [Colloq.]          {To have at one's fingers' ends}, to be thoroughly familiar             with. [Colloq.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Crab \Crab\ (kr[acr]b), n. [AS. crabba; akin to D. krab, G.       krabbe, krebs, Icel. krabbi, Sw. krabba, Dan. krabbe, and       perh. to E. cramp. Cf. {Crawfish}.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) One of the brachyuran Crustacea. They are             mostly marine, and usually have a broad, short body,             covered with a strong shell or carapace. The abdomen is             small and curled up beneath the body.          Note: The name is applied to all the Brachyura, and to                certain Anomura, as the hermit crabs. Formerly, it was                sometimes applied to Crustacea in general. Many species                are edible, the blue crab of the Atlantic coast being                one of the most esteemed. The large European edible                crab is {Cancer padurus}. {Soft-shelled crabs} are blue                crabs that have recently cast their shells. See                {Cancer}; also, {Box crab}, {Fiddler crab}, {Hermit                crab}, {Spider crab}, etc., under {Box}, {Fiddler}.                etc.          2. The zodiacal constellation Cancer.          3. [See {Crab}, a.] (Bot.) A crab apple; -- so named from its             harsh taste.                         When roasted crabs hiss in the bowl, Then nightly                      sings the staring owl.                        --Shak.          4. A cudgel made of the wood of the crab tree; a crabstick.             [Obs.] --Garrick.          5. (Mech.)             (a) A movable winch or windlass with powerful gearing,                   used with derricks, etc.             (b) A form of windlass, or geared capstan, for hauling                   ships into dock, etc.             (c) A machine used in ropewalks to stretch the yarn.             (d) A claw for anchoring a portable machine.          {Calling crab}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Fiddler}., n., 2.          {Crab apple}, a small, sour apple, of several kinds; also,             the tree which bears it; as, the European crab apple             ({Pyrus Malus} var. sylvestris); the Siberian crab apple             ({Pyrus baccata}); and the American ({Pyrus coronaria}).                      {Crab grass}. (Bot.)             (a) A grass ({Digitaria, [or] Panicum, sanguinalis}); --                   called also {finger grass}.             (b) A grass of the genus {Eleusine} ({E. Indica}); --                   called also {dog's-tail grass}, {wire grass}, etc.          {Crab louse} (Zo[94]l.), a species of louse ({Phthirius             pubis}), sometimes infesting the human body.          {Crab plover} (Zo[94]l.), an Asiatic plover ({Dromas             ardeola}).          {Crab's eyes}, [or] {Crab's stones}, masses of calcareous             matter found, at certain seasons of the year, on either             side of the stomach of the European crawfishes, and             formerly used in medicine for absorbent and antacid             purposes; the gastroliths.          {Crab spider} (Zo[94]l.), one of a group of spiders             ({Laterigrad[91]}); -- called because they can run             backwards or sideways like a crab.          {Crab tree}, the tree that bears crab applies.          {Crab wood}, a light cabinet wood obtained in Guiana, which             takes a high polish. --McElrath.          {To catch a crab} (Naut.), a phrase used of a rower:             (a) when he fails to raise his oar clear of the water;             (b) when he misses the water altogether in making a                   stroke.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Finger \Fin"ger\, n. [AS. finger; akin to D. vinger, OS. & OHG.       fingar, G. finger, Icel. fingr, Sw. & Dan. finger, Goth.       figgrs; of unknown origin; perh. akin to E. fang.]       1. One of the five terminating members of the hand; a digit;             esp., one of the four extermities of the hand, other than             the thumb.          2. Anything that does work of a finger; as, the pointer of a             clock, watch, or other registering machine; especially             (Mech.) a small projecting rod, wire, or piece, which is             brought into contact with an object to effect, direct, or             restrain a motion.          3. The breadth of a finger, or the fourth part of the hand; a             measure of nearly an inch; also, the length of finger, a             measure in domestic use in the United States, of about             four and a half inches or one eighth of a yard.                         A piece of steel three fingers thick. --Bp. Wilkins.          4. Skill in the use of the fingers, as in playing upon a             musical instrument. [R.]                         She has a good finger.                        --Busby.          {Ear finger}, the little finger.          {Finger alphabet}. See {Dactylology}.          {Finger bar}, the horizontal bar, carrying slotted spikes, or             fingers, through which the vibratory knives of mowing and             reaping machines play.          {Finger board} (Mus.), the part of a stringed instrument             against which the fingers press the strings to vary the             tone; the keyboard of a piano, organ, etc.; manual.          {Finger} {bowl [or] glass}, a bowl or glass to hold water for             rinsing the fingers at table.          {Finger flower} (Bot.), the foxglove.          {Finger grass} (Bot.), a kind of grass ({Panicum sanguinale})             with slender radiating spikes; common crab grass. See             {Crab grass}, under {Crab}.          {Finger nut}, a fly nut or thumb nut.          {Finger plate}, a strip of metal, glass, etc., to protect a             painted or polished door from finger marks.          {Finger post}, a guide post bearing an index finger.          {Finger reading}, reading printed in relief so as to be             sensible to the touch; -- so made for the blind.          {Finger shell} (Zo[94]l.), a marine shell ({Pholas dactylus})             resembling a finger in form.          {Finger sponge} (Zo[94]l.), a sponge having finger-shaped             lobes, or branches.          {Finger stall}, a cover or shield for a finger.          {Finger steel}, a steel instrument for whetting a currier's             knife.          {To burn one's fingers}. See under {Burn}.          {To have a finger in}, to be concerned in. [Colloq.]          {To have at one's fingers' ends}, to be thoroughly familiar             with. [Colloq.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Finger \Fin"ger\, n. [AS. finger; akin to D. vinger, OS. & OHG.       fingar, G. finger, Icel. fingr, Sw. & Dan. finger, Goth.       figgrs; of unknown origin; perh. akin to E. fang.]       1. One of the five terminating members of the hand; a digit;             esp., one of the four extermities of the hand, other than             the thumb.          2. Anything that does work of a finger; as, the pointer of a             clock, watch, or other registering machine; especially             (Mech.) a small projecting rod, wire, or piece, which is             brought into contact with an object to effect, direct, or             restrain a motion.          3. The breadth of a finger, or the fourth part of the hand; a             measure of nearly an inch; also, the length of finger, a             measure in domestic use in the United States, of about             four and a half inches or one eighth of a yard.                         A piece of steel three fingers thick. --Bp. Wilkins.          4. Skill in the use of the fingers, as in playing upon a             musical instrument. [R.]                         She has a good finger.                        --Busby.          {Ear finger}, the little finger.          {Finger alphabet}. See {Dactylology}.          {Finger bar}, the horizontal bar, carrying slotted spikes, or             fingers, through which the vibratory knives of mowing and             reaping machines play.          {Finger board} (Mus.), the part of a stringed instrument             against which the fingers press the strings to vary the             tone; the keyboard of a piano, organ, etc.; manual.          {Finger} {bowl [or] glass}, a bowl or glass to hold water for             rinsing the fingers at table.          {Finger flower} (Bot.), the foxglove.          {Finger grass} (Bot.), a kind of grass ({Panicum sanguinale})             with slender radiating spikes; common crab grass. See             {Crab grass}, under {Crab}.          {Finger nut}, a fly nut or thumb nut.          {Finger plate}, a strip of metal, glass, etc., to protect a             painted or polished door from finger marks.          {Finger post}, a guide post bearing an index finger.          {Finger reading}, reading printed in relief so as to be             sensible to the touch; -- so made for the blind.          {Finger shell} (Zo[94]l.), a marine shell ({Pholas dactylus})             resembling a finger in form.          {Finger sponge} (Zo[94]l.), a sponge having finger-shaped             lobes, or branches.          {Finger stall}, a cover or shield for a finger.          {Finger steel}, a steel instrument for whetting a currier's             knife.          {To burn one's fingers}. See under {Burn}.          {To have a finger in}, to be concerned in. [Colloq.]          {To have at one's fingers' ends}, to be thoroughly familiar             with. [Colloq.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Finger \Fin"ger\, n. [AS. finger; akin to D. vinger, OS. & OHG.       fingar, G. finger, Icel. fingr, Sw. & Dan. finger, Goth.       figgrs; of unknown origin; perh. akin to E. fang.]       1. One of the five terminating members of the hand; a digit;             esp., one of the four extermities of the hand, other than             the thumb.          2. Anything that does work of a finger; as, the pointer of a             clock, watch, or other registering machine; especially             (Mech.) a small projecting rod, wire, or piece, which is             brought into contact with an object to effect, direct, or             restrain a motion.          3. The breadth of a finger, or the fourth part of the hand; a             measure of nearly an inch; also, the length of finger, a             measure in domestic use in the United States, of about             four and a half inches or one eighth of a yard.                         A piece of steel three fingers thick. --Bp. Wilkins.          4. Skill in the use of the fingers, as in playing upon a             musical instrument. [R.]                         She has a good finger.                        --Busby.          {Ear finger}, the little finger.          {Finger alphabet}. See {Dactylology}.          {Finger bar}, the horizontal bar, carrying slotted spikes, or             fingers, through which the vibratory knives of mowing and             reaping machines play.          {Finger board} (Mus.), the part of a stringed instrument             against which the fingers press the strings to vary the             tone; the keyboard of a piano, organ, etc.; manual.          {Finger} {bowl [or] glass}, a bowl or glass to hold water for             rinsing the fingers at table.          {Finger flower} (Bot.), the foxglove.          {Finger grass} (Bot.), a kind of grass ({Panicum sanguinale})             with slender radiating spikes; common crab grass. See             {Crab grass}, under {Crab}.          {Finger nut}, a fly nut or thumb nut.          {Finger plate}, a strip of metal, glass, etc., to protect a             painted or polished door from finger marks.          {Finger post}, a guide post bearing an index finger.          {Finger reading}, reading printed in relief so as to be             sensible to the touch; -- so made for the blind.          {Finger shell} (Zo[94]l.), a marine shell ({Pholas dactylus})             resembling a finger in form.          {Finger sponge} (Zo[94]l.), a sponge having finger-shaped             lobes, or branches.          {Finger stall}, a cover or shield for a finger.          {Finger steel}, a steel instrument for whetting a currier's             knife.          {To burn one's fingers}. See under {Burn}.          {To have a finger in}, to be concerned in. [Colloq.]          {To have at one's fingers' ends}, to be thoroughly familiar             with. [Colloq.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Finger \Fin"ger\, n. [AS. finger; akin to D. vinger, OS. & OHG.       fingar, G. finger, Icel. fingr, Sw. & Dan. finger, Goth.       figgrs; of unknown origin; perh. akin to E. fang.]       1. One of the five terminating members of the hand; a digit;             esp., one of the four extermities of the hand, other than             the thumb.          2. Anything that does work of a finger; as, the pointer of a             clock, watch, or other registering machine; especially             (Mech.) a small projecting rod, wire, or piece, which is             brought into contact with an object to effect, direct, or             restrain a motion.          3. The breadth of a finger, or the fourth part of the hand; a             measure of nearly an inch; also, the length of finger, a             measure in domestic use in the United States, of about             four and a half inches or one eighth of a yard.                         A piece of steel three fingers thick. --Bp. Wilkins.          4. Skill in the use of the fingers, as in playing upon a             musical instrument. [R.]                         She has a good finger.                        --Busby.          {Ear finger}, the little finger.          {Finger alphabet}. See {Dactylology}.          {Finger bar}, the horizontal bar, carrying slotted spikes, or             fingers, through which the vibratory knives of mowing and             reaping machines play.          {Finger board} (Mus.), the part of a stringed instrument             against which the fingers press the strings to vary the             tone; the keyboard of a piano, organ, etc.; manual.          {Finger} {bowl [or] glass}, a bowl or glass to hold water for             rinsing the fingers at table.          {Finger flower} (Bot.), the foxglove.          {Finger grass} (Bot.), a kind of grass ({Panicum sanguinale})             with slender radiating spikes; common crab grass. See             {Crab grass}, under {Crab}.          {Finger nut}, a fly nut or thumb nut.          {Finger plate}, a strip of metal, glass, etc., to protect a             painted or polished door from finger marks.          {Finger post}, a guide post bearing an index finger.          {Finger reading}, reading printed in relief so as to be             sensible to the touch; -- so made for the blind.          {Finger shell} (Zo[94]l.), a marine shell ({Pholas dactylus})             resembling a finger in form.          {Finger sponge} (Zo[94]l.), a sponge having finger-shaped             lobes, or branches.          {Finger stall}, a cover or shield for a finger.          {Finger steel}, a steel instrument for whetting a currier's             knife.          {To burn one's fingers}. See under {Burn}.          {To have a finger in}, to be concerned in. [Colloq.]          {To have at one's fingers' ends}, to be thoroughly familiar             with. [Colloq.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Finger \Fin"ger\, n. [AS. finger; akin to D. vinger, OS. & OHG.       fingar, G. finger, Icel. fingr, Sw. & Dan. finger, Goth.       figgrs; of unknown origin; perh. akin to E. fang.]       1. One of the five terminating members of the hand; a digit;             esp., one of the four extermities of the hand, other than             the thumb.          2. Anything that does work of a finger; as, the pointer of a             clock, watch, or other registering machine; especially             (Mech.) a small projecting rod, wire, or piece, which is             brought into contact with an object to effect, direct, or             restrain a motion.          3. The breadth of a finger, or the fourth part of the hand; a             measure of nearly an inch; also, the length of finger, a             measure in domestic use in the United States, of about             four and a half inches or one eighth of a yard.                         A piece of steel three fingers thick. --Bp. Wilkins.          4. Skill in the use of the fingers, as in playing upon a             musical instrument. [R.]                         She has a good finger.                        --Busby.          {Ear finger}, the little finger.          {Finger alphabet}. See {Dactylology}.          {Finger bar}, the horizontal bar, carrying slotted spikes, or             fingers, through which the vibratory knives of mowing and             reaping machines play.          {Finger board} (Mus.), the part of a stringed instrument             against which the fingers press the strings to vary the             tone; the keyboard of a piano, organ, etc.; manual.          {Finger} {bowl [or] glass}, a bowl or glass to hold water for             rinsing the fingers at table.          {Finger flower} (Bot.), the foxglove.          {Finger grass} (Bot.), a kind of grass ({Panicum sanguinale})             with slender radiating spikes; common crab grass. See             {Crab grass}, under {Crab}.          {Finger nut}, a fly nut or thumb nut.          {Finger plate}, a strip of metal, glass, etc., to protect a             painted or polished door from finger marks.          {Finger post}, a guide post bearing an index finger.          {Finger reading}, reading printed in relief so as to be             sensible to the touch; -- so made for the blind.          {Finger shell} (Zo[94]l.), a marine shell ({Pholas dactylus})             resembling a finger in form.          {Finger sponge} (Zo[94]l.), a sponge having finger-shaped             lobes, or branches.          {Finger stall}, a cover or shield for a finger.          {Finger steel}, a steel instrument for whetting a currier's             knife.          {To burn one's fingers}. See under {Burn}.          {To have a finger in}, to be concerned in. [Colloq.]          {To have at one's fingers' ends}, to be thoroughly familiar             with. [Colloq.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Finger \Fin"ger\, n. [AS. finger; akin to D. vinger, OS. & OHG.       fingar, G. finger, Icel. fingr, Sw. & Dan. finger, Goth.       figgrs; of unknown origin; perh. akin to E. fang.]       1. One of the five terminating members of the hand; a digit;             esp., one of the four extermities of the hand, other than             the thumb.          2. Anything that does work of a finger; as, the pointer of a             clock, watch, or other registering machine; especially             (Mech.) a small projecting rod, wire, or piece, which is             brought into contact with an object to effect, direct, or             restrain a motion.          3. The breadth of a finger, or the fourth part of the hand; a             measure of nearly an inch; also, the length of finger, a             measure in domestic use in the United States, of about             four and a half inches or one eighth of a yard.                         A piece of steel three fingers thick. --Bp. Wilkins.          4. Skill in the use of the fingers, as in playing upon a             musical instrument. [R.]                         She has a good finger.                        --Busby.          {Ear finger}, the little finger.          {Finger alphabet}. See {Dactylology}.          {Finger bar}, the horizontal bar, carrying slotted spikes, or             fingers, through which the vibratory knives of mowing and             reaping machines play.          {Finger board} (Mus.), the part of a stringed instrument             against which the fingers press the strings to vary the             tone; the keyboard of a piano, organ, etc.; manual.          {Finger} {bowl [or] glass}, a bowl or glass to hold water for             rinsing the fingers at table.          {Finger flower} (Bot.), the foxglove.          {Finger grass} (Bot.), a kind of grass ({Panicum sanguinale})             with slender radiating spikes; common crab grass. See             {Crab grass}, under {Crab}.          {Finger nut}, a fly nut or thumb nut.          {Finger plate}, a strip of metal, glass, etc., to protect a             painted or polished door from finger marks.          {Finger post}, a guide post bearing an index finger.          {Finger reading}, reading printed in relief so as to be             sensible to the touch; -- so made for the blind.          {Finger shell} (Zo[94]l.), a marine shell ({Pholas dactylus})             resembling a finger in form.          {Finger sponge} (Zo[94]l.), a sponge having finger-shaped             lobes, or branches.          {Finger stall}, a cover or shield for a finger.          {Finger steel}, a steel instrument for whetting a currier's             knife.          {To burn one's fingers}. See under {Burn}.          {To have a finger in}, to be concerned in. [Colloq.]          {To have at one's fingers' ends}, to be thoroughly familiar             with. [Colloq.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Finger \Fin"ger\, n. [AS. finger; akin to D. vinger, OS. & OHG.       fingar, G. finger, Icel. fingr, Sw. & Dan. finger, Goth.       figgrs; of unknown origin; perh. akin to E. fang.]       1. One of the five terminating members of the hand; a digit;             esp., one of the four extermities of the hand, other than             the thumb.          2. Anything that does work of a finger; as, the pointer of a             clock, watch, or other registering machine; especially             (Mech.) a small projecting rod, wire, or piece, which is             brought into contact with an object to effect, direct, or             restrain a motion.          3. The breadth of a finger, or the fourth part of the hand; a             measure of nearly an inch; also, the length of finger, a             measure in domestic use in the United States, of about             four and a half inches or one eighth of a yard.                         A piece of steel three fingers thick. --Bp. Wilkins.          4. Skill in the use of the fingers, as in playing upon a             musical instrument. [R.]                         She has a good finger.                        --Busby.          {Ear finger}, the little finger.          {Finger alphabet}. See {Dactylology}.          {Finger bar}, the horizontal bar, carrying slotted spikes, or             fingers, through which the vibratory knives of mowing and             reaping machines play.          {Finger board} (Mus.), the part of a stringed instrument             against which the fingers press the strings to vary the             tone; the keyboard of a piano, organ, etc.; manual.          {Finger} {bowl [or] glass}, a bowl or glass to hold water for             rinsing the fingers at table.          {Finger flower} (Bot.), the foxglove.          {Finger grass} (Bot.), a kind of grass ({Panicum sanguinale})             with slender radiating spikes; common crab grass. See             {Crab grass}, under {Crab}.          {Finger nut}, a fly nut or thumb nut.          {Finger plate}, a strip of metal, glass, etc., to protect a             painted or polished door from finger marks.          {Finger post}, a guide post bearing an index finger.          {Finger reading}, reading printed in relief so as to be             sensible to the touch; -- so made for the blind.          {Finger shell} (Zo[94]l.), a marine shell ({Pholas dactylus})             resembling a finger in form.          {Finger sponge} (Zo[94]l.), a sponge having finger-shaped             lobes, or branches.          {Finger stall}, a cover or shield for a finger.          {Finger steel}, a steel instrument for whetting a currier's             knife.          {To burn one's fingers}. See under {Burn}.          {To have a finger in}, to be concerned in. [Colloq.]          {To have at one's fingers' ends}, to be thoroughly familiar             with. [Colloq.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Finger \Fin"ger\, n. [AS. finger; akin to D. vinger, OS. & OHG.       fingar, G. finger, Icel. fingr, Sw. & Dan. finger, Goth.       figgrs; of unknown origin; perh. akin to E. fang.]       1. One of the five terminating members of the hand; a digit;             esp., one of the four extermities of the hand, other than             the thumb.          2. Anything that does work of a finger; as, the pointer of a             clock, watch, or other registering machine; especially             (Mech.) a small projecting rod, wire, or piece, which is             brought into contact with an object to effect, direct, or             restrain a motion.          3. The breadth of a finger, or the fourth part of the hand; a             measure of nearly an inch; also, the length of finger, a             measure in domestic use in the United States, of about             four and a half inches or one eighth of a yard.                         A piece of steel three fingers thick. --Bp. Wilkins.          4. Skill in the use of the fingers, as in playing upon a             musical instrument. [R.]                         She has a good finger.                        --Busby.          {Ear finger}, the little finger.          {Finger alphabet}. See {Dactylology}.          {Finger bar}, the horizontal bar, carrying slotted spikes, or             fingers, through which the vibratory knives of mowing and             reaping machines play.          {Finger board} (Mus.), the part of a stringed instrument             against which the fingers press the strings to vary the             tone; the keyboard of a piano, organ, etc.; manual.          {Finger} {bowl [or] glass}, a bowl or glass to hold water for             rinsing the fingers at table.          {Finger flower} (Bot.), the foxglove.          {Finger grass} (Bot.), a kind of grass ({Panicum sanguinale})             with slender radiating spikes; common crab grass. See             {Crab grass}, under {Crab}.          {Finger nut}, a fly nut or thumb nut.          {Finger plate}, a strip of metal, glass, etc., to protect a             painted or polished door from finger marks.          {Finger post}, a guide post bearing an index finger.          {Finger reading}, reading printed in relief so as to be             sensible to the touch; -- so made for the blind.          {Finger shell} (Zo[94]l.), a marine shell ({Pholas dactylus})             resembling a finger in form.          {Finger sponge} (Zo[94]l.), a sponge having finger-shaped             lobes, or branches.          {Finger stall}, a cover or shield for a finger.          {Finger steel}, a steel instrument for whetting a currier's             knife.          {To burn one's fingers}. See under {Burn}.          {To have a finger in}, to be concerned in. [Colloq.]          {To have at one's fingers' ends}, to be thoroughly familiar             with. [Colloq.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Finger \Fin"ger\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fingered}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Fingering}.]       1. To touch with the fingers; to handle; to meddle with.                         Let the papers lie; You would be fingering them to                      anger me.                                          --Shak.          2. To touch lightly; to toy with.          3. (Mus.)             (a) To perform on an instrument of music.             (b) To mark the notes of (a piece of music) so as to guide                   the fingers in playing.          4. To take thievishly; to pilfer; to purloin. --Shak.          5. To execute, as any delicate work.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fingered \Fin"gered\, a.       1. Having fingers.          2. (Bot.) Having leaflets like fingers; digitate.          3. (Mus.) Marked with figures designating which finger should             be used for each note.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fingerer \Fin"ger*er\, n.       One who fingers; a pilferer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Finger \Fin"ger\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fingered}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Fingering}.]       1. To touch with the fingers; to handle; to meddle with.                         Let the papers lie; You would be fingering them to                      anger me.                                          --Shak.          2. To touch lightly; to toy with.          3. (Mus.)             (a) To perform on an instrument of music.             (b) To mark the notes of (a piece of music) so as to guide                   the fingers in playing.          4. To take thievishly; to pilfer; to purloin. --Shak.          5. To execute, as any delicate work.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fingering \Fin"ger*ing\, n.       1. The act or process of handling or touching with the             fingers.                         The mere sight and fingering of money. --Grew.          2. The manner of using the fingers in playing or striking the             keys of an instrument of music; movement or management of             the fingers in playing on a musical instrument, in             typewriting, etc.          3. The marking of the notes of a piece of music to guide or             regulate the action or use of the fingers.          4. Delicate work made with the fingers. --Spenser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Parr \Parr\, n. [Cf. Gael. & Ir. bradan a salmon.] (Zo[94]l.)       (a) A young salmon in the stage when it has dark transverse             bands; -- called also {samlet}, {skegger}, and             {fingerling}.       (b) A young leveret.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fingerling \Fin"ger*ling\, n. [Finger + -ling.] (Zo[94]l.)       A young salmon. See {Parr}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Parr \Parr\, n. [Cf. Gael. & Ir. bradan a salmon.] (Zo[94]l.)       (a) A young salmon in the stage when it has dark transverse             bands; -- called also {samlet}, {skegger}, and             {fingerling}.       (b) A young leveret.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fingerling \Fin"ger*ling\, n. [Finger + -ling.] (Zo[94]l.)       A young salmon. See {Parr}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Anbury \An"bur*y\, Ambury \Am"bur*y\, n. [AS. ampre, ompre, a       crooked swelling vein: cf. Prov. E. amper a tumor with       inflammation. Cf. the first syllable in agnail, and berry a       fruit.]       1. (Far.) A soft tumor or bloody wart on horses or oxen.          2. A disease of the roots of turnips, etc.; -- called also             {fingers and toes}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Fingrigo \[d8]Fin"gri*go\, n.; pl. {Fingrigos}. [So called in       Jamaica.] (Bot.)       A prickly, climbing shrub of the genus {Pisonia}. The fruit       is a kind of berry.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Finisher \Fin"ish*er\, n.       1. One who finishes, puts an end to, completes, or perfects;             esp. used in the trades, as in hatting, weaving, etc., for             the workman who gives a finishing touch to the work, or             any part of it, and brings it to perfection.                         O prophet of glad tidings, finisher Of utmost hope!                                                                               --Milton.          2. Something that gives the finishing touch to, or settles,             anything. [Colloq.]
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Fawn Grove, PA (borough, FIPS 25416)       Location: 39.72990 N, 76.45108 W       Population (1990): 489 (181 housing units)       Area: 4.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 17321
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Finger, TN (city, FIPS 26160)       Location: 35.35474 N, 88.61548 W       Population (1990): 279 (120 housing units)       Area: 3.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 38334
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
finger   [WAITS, via BSD Unix] 1. n. A program that displays    information about a particular user or all users logged on the    system, or a remote system.   Typically shows full name, last login    time, idle time, terminal line, and terminal location (where    applicable).   May also display a {plan file} left by the user (see    also {Hacking X for Y}).   2. vt. To apply finger to a username.   3.    vt. By extension, to check a human's current state by any means.    "Foodp?"   "T!"   "OK, finger Lisa and see if she's idle."   4. Any    picture (composed of ASCII characters) depicting `the finger'.    Originally a humorous component of one's plan file to deter the    curious fingerer (sense 2), it has entered the arsenal of some    {flamer}s.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
finger trouble n.   Mistyping, typos, or generalized keyboard    incompetence (this is surprisingly common among hackers, given the    amount of time they spend at keyboards). "I keep putting colons at    the end of statements instead of semicolons", "Finger trouble again,    eh?".
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
finger-pointing syndrome n.   All-too-frequent result of bugs,    esp. in new or experimental configurations.   The hardware vendor    points a finger at the software.   The software vendor points a    finger at the hardware.   All the poor users get is the finger.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
fine grain          {granularity}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
finger          A {Unix} program that displays information about a       particular user or all users logged on the system, or a remote       system.   Finger typically shows full name, last login time,       idle time, terminal line, and terminal location (where       applicable).   It may also display a {plan file} left by the       user (see also {Hacking X for Y}).   Some versions take a "-l"       (long) argument which yields more information.          [{Jargon File}]          (2002-10-06)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
finger-pointing syndrome          All-too-frequent result of {bugs}, especially in       new or experimental configurations.   The hardware vendor       points a finger at the software.   The software vendor points a       finger at the hardware.   All the poor users get is the finger.          [{Jargon File}]          (1995-12-14)