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Meaning of fingers and thumbs in English:

fingers and thumbs

noun

dialect British

  • 1Bird's-foot trefoil, Lotus corniculatus.

  • 2The foxglove, Digitalis purpurea.

Origin

Early 19th century; earliest use found in Edward John Burrow (1785–1861), Church of England clergyman and author.