Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A long thick finger, like a sweet potato: used in a loose, contemptuous sense. It is otherwise explained as ‘a provocative.’
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Examples
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How the devil Luxury, with his fat rump and potato-finger, tickles these together!
Troilus and Cressida 2004
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How the devil Luxury, with his fat rump and potato-finger, tickles these together!
Troilus and Cressida 1601
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_] How the devil luxury, with his fat rump, and potato-finger, tickles these together!
The works of John Dryden, $c now first collected in eighteen volumes. $p Volume 06 John Dryden 1665
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