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     I. (adjective) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Having a toe or toes of a specified kind; often used in combinationplay

    Example:

    five-toed

    Classified under:

    Adjectives

    Similar:

    pointed-toe; pointy-toed (having a pointed toe)

    square-toed; squared-toe (having a square toe)

    two-toe; two-toed (having two toes)

    Antonym:

    toeless (lacking a toe or toes)

     II. (verb) 

    Sense 1

    Past simple / past participle of the verb toe

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     Context examples: 

    It is a creature walking erect upon three-toed feet, and occasionally putting one of its five-fingered forepaws upon the ground.

    (The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

    "But what do you make of this?" cried Professor Summerlee, triumphantly, pointing to what looked like the huge print of a five-fingered human hand appearing among the three-toed marks.

    (The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)


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