'Finger grass' definitions:

Definition of 'finger grass'

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noun
Grasses with creeping stems that root freely; a pest in lawns [syn: crabgrass, crab grass, finger grass]
noun
Any grass of the genus Chloris; occurs in short grassland especially on waste ground or poor soils

Definition of 'Finger grass'

From: GCIDE
  • Finger \Fin"ger\ (f[i^][ng]"g[~e]r), n. [AS. finger; akin to D. vinger, OS. & OHG. fingar, G. finger, Icel. fingr, Sw. & Dan. finger, Goth. figgrs; of unknown origin; perh. akin to E. fang.]
  • 1. One of the five terminating members of the hand; a digit; esp., one of the four extremities of the hand, other than the thumb. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Anything that does the work of a finger; as, the pointer of a clock, watch, or other registering machine; especially (Mech.) a small projecting rod, wire, or piece, which is brought into contact with an object to effect, direct, or restrain a motion. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. The breadth of a finger, or the fourth part of the hand; a measure of nearly an inch; also, the length of finger, a measure in domestic use in the United States, of about four and a half inches or one eighth of a yard. [1913 Webster]
  • A piece of steel three fingers thick. --Bp. Wilkins. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. Skill in the use of the fingers, as in playing upon a musical instrument. [R.] [1913 Webster]
  • She has a good finger. --Busby. [1913 Webster]
  • Ear finger, the little finger.
  • Finger alphabet. See Dactylology.
  • Finger bar, the horizontal bar, carrying slotted spikes, or fingers, through which the vibratory knives of mowing and reaping machines play.
  • Finger board (Mus.), the part of a stringed instrument against which the fingers press the strings to vary the tone; the keyboard of a piano, organ, etc.; manual.
  • Finger bowl Finger glass, a bowl or glass to hold water for rinsing the fingers at table.
  • Finger flower (Bot.), the foxglove.
  • Finger grass (Bot.), a kind of grass (Panicum sanguinale) with slender radiating spikes; common crab grass. See Crab grass, under Crab.
  • Finger nut, a fly nut or thumb nut.
  • Finger plate, a strip of metal, glass, etc., to protect a painted or polished door from finger marks.
  • Finger post, a guide post bearing an index finger.
  • Finger reading, reading printed in relief so as to be sensible to the touch; -- so made for the blind.
  • Finger shell (Zool.), a marine shell (Pholas dactylus) resembling a finger in form.
  • Finger sponge (Zool.), a sponge having finger-shaped lobes, or branches.
  • Finger stall, a cover or shield for a finger.
  • Finger steel, a steel instrument for whetting a currier's knife. [1913 Webster]
  • To burn one's fingers. See under Burn.
  • To have a finger in, to be concerned in. [Colloq.]
  • To have at one's fingers' ends, to be thoroughly familiar with. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'finger grass'

From: GCIDE
  • Crab \Crab\ (kr[a^]b), n. [AS. crabba; akin to D. krab, G. krabbe, krebs, Icel. krabbi, Sw. krabba, Dan. krabbe, and perh. to E. cramp. Cf. Crawfish.]
  • 1. (Zool.) One of the brachyuran Crustacea. They are mostly marine, and usually have a broad, short body, covered with a strong shell or carapace. The abdomen is small and curled up beneath the body. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: The name is applied to all the Brachyura, and to certain Anomura, as the hermit crabs. Formerly, it was sometimes applied to Crustacea in general. Many species are edible, the blue crab of the Atlantic coast being one of the most esteemed. The large European edible crab is Cancer padurus. Soft-shelled crabs are blue crabs that have recently cast their shells. See Cancer; also, Box crab, Fiddler crab, {Hermit crab}, Spider crab, etc., under Box, Fiddler. etc. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The zodiacal constellation Cancer. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. [See Crab, a.] (Bot.) A crab apple; -- so named from its harsh taste. [1913 Webster]
  • When roasted crabs hiss in the bowl, Then nightly sings the staring owl. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. A cudgel made of the wood of the crab tree; a crabstick. [Obs.] --Garrick. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. (Mech.) (a) A movable winch or windlass with powerful gearing, used with derricks, etc. (b) A form of windlass, or geared capstan, for hauling ships into dock, etc. (c) A machine used in ropewalks to stretch the yarn. (d) A claw for anchoring a portable machine. [1913 Webster]
  • Calling crab. (Zool.) See Fiddler., n., 2.
  • Crab apple, a small, sour apple, of several kinds; also, the tree which bears it; as, the European crab apple (Pyrus Malus var. sylvestris); the Siberian crab apple (Pyrus baccata); and the American (Pyrus coronaria).
  • Crab grass. (Bot.) (a) A grass (Digitaria sanguinalis syn. {Panicum sanguinalis}); -- called also finger grass. (b) A grass of the genus Eleusine (Eleusine Indica); -- called also dog's-tail grass, wire grass, etc.
  • Crab louse (Zool.), a species of louse (Phthirius pubis), sometimes infesting the human body.
  • Crab plover (Zool.), an Asiatic plover (Dromas ardeola).
  • Crab's eyes, or Crab's stones, masses of calcareous matter found, at certain seasons of the year, on either side of the stomach of the European crawfishes, and formerly used in medicine for absorbent and antacid purposes; the gastroliths.
  • Crab spider (Zool.), one of a group of spiders (Laterigrad[ae]); -- called because they can run backwards or sideways like a crab.
  • Crab tree, the tree that bears crab applies.
  • Crab wood, a light cabinet wood obtained in Guiana, which takes a high polish. --McElrath.
  • To catch a crab (Naut.), a phrase used of a rower: (a) when he fails to raise his oar clear of the water; (b) when he misses the water altogether in making a stroke. [1913 Webster]

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