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pinkie

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++pink·ie, pinky /ˈpɪŋki/ noun [countable]  especially American EnglishHBH your smallest finger 小(手)指 SYN little finger
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pinkieSuddenly a huge, hairy, knuckled hand bearing a diamond pinkie ring and a fiver appeared between me and my sewing.He pole fished pinkies at eight metres for a dozen small roach to 5 oz.Which she held stiff-fingered with her pinkie up.Around the locks, such as Mansell, a few small fish taken in clearer water to bread punch or pinkie.He wore a small, perfect-sized pinkie ring on his left hand.
Origin pinkie (1800-1900) Probably from Dutch pinkje, from pink little finger
pink·ie nounChineseSyllable
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pinkie
pinkie , pinky /ˈpɪŋki/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1800-1900
 Origin: Probably from Dutch pinkje, from pink 'little finger'
especially American English your smallest finger
   SYN  little finger