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单词 finger-stool
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finger-stooln.

Brit. /ˈfɪŋɡəstuːl/, U.S. /ˈfɪŋɡərˌstul/
Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: fingerstall n.
Etymology: Alteration of fingerstall n., apparently after stool n., perhaps on account of its semantic overlap with some senses of stall n.1
A cover or protection for the finger; = fingerstall n.
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the world > health and disease > healing > medical appliances or equipment > surgical supports > [noun] > finger- or thumb-stall
fingerling1440
fingerstall?c1475
thumb-case1598
cot1617
thumb-stall1654
finger-stool1787
finger cot1841
hud1893
the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for hands > [noun] > finger-stall
fingerling1440
fingerstall?c1475
cot1617
finger-stool1787
finger cot1841
1787 J. Gilchrist Dict. Eng. & Hindoostanee I. App. 60/2 Fingerstool.
1836 London Med. Gaz. 13 Feb. 764/1 When this operation was finished, we took great care to wear a leather finger-stool.
1878 Edinb. Med. Jrnl. (1879) 24 i. 24 The use of indiarubber finger-stools such as are frequently employed by photographers.
1983 M. J. Winstanley Shopkeeper's World 1830–1914 xi. 177 Sometimes you might make little finger stools, leather ones.., just a rough finger stool with no tip on them, to save your fingers.
1992 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 22 Aug. 13 Another [invention]—an impregnated finger-stool which allows long-distance travellers to clean their teeth without ever leaving their seat.
2007 Mirror (Nexis) 19 Jan. 47 His mum and dad have tried everything to stop him [sucking his thumb], with stuff from the chemist to put on his thumb to wrapping it up in a finger stool.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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