big toe

noun

: the innermost and largest toe of the foot

called also great toe

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View gallery - 3 images Finding a human body buried with a sickle around their neck and a padlock around their big toe isn’t exactly common fare. — Mike McRae 25, New Atlas, 26 Aug. 2026 For someone with a flexible foot or a narrow forefoot where the toes tend to crowd each other, separating the big toe from the second toe can reduce rubbing and irritation. — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 24 Aug. 2026 The big toe is built to nearly the same specification in everybody, because a foot with an unreliable big toe would have been a serious liability for an animal that walks and runs for a living. — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Bunion Bootie is an ultra-thin, soft fabric big-toe alignment sleeve that fits comfortably inside your shoes, with a lightweight, breathable, second-skin design that separates the big toe from the second. — ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for big toe

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First Known Use

1699, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of big toe was in 1699

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big toe

noun
: the innermost and largest toe of the foot

Medical Definition

big toe

noun
ˌbig- How to pronounce big toe (audio)
: the innermost and largest digit of the foot

called also great toe

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