'To have a finger in' definitions:
Definition of 'To have a finger in'
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]
Words containing 'To have a finger in'
- Finger,
- Fingered,
- Fingerer,
- Fingering,
- Devil's fingers,
- Ear finger,
- Finger alphabet,
- Finger bar,
- Finger board,
- Finger bowl,
- Finger flower,
- Finger glass,
- Finger grass,
- Finger nut,
- Finger plate,
- Finger post,
- Finger reading,
- Finger shell,
- Finger sponge,
- Finger stall,
- Finger steel,
- Finger, TN,
- Index finger,
- Lady's finger,
- Little finger,
- Ring finger,
- finger cot,
- finger cymbals,
- finger food,
- finger hole,
- finger lakes,
- finger millet,
- finger paint,
- finger painting,
- finger scan,
- finger scanning,
- finger spelling,
- finger wave,
- finger's breadth,
- fish finger,
- green fingers,
- lady's fingers,
- middle finger,
- Butter-fingered,
- Five-finger,
- Light-fingered,
- To burn one's fingers,
- To have at one's fingers' ends,
- Web-fingered,
- finger-flower,
- finger-paint,
- finger-painting,
- finger-pointing,
- finger-roll,
- finger-root,
- finger-spell,
- hairy finger grass,
- lady's-finger,
- nimble-fingered,
- Marsh five-finger,
- To turn around one's finger,
- dead-man's-fingers,
- dead-men's-fingers,
- five-fingered maidenhair fern