Meanings
verbbefinger (third-person singular simple present befingers, present participle befingering, simple past and past participle befingered)
present singular third person befingers · participle present befingering · participle past befingered · past befingered
- transitiveTo finger all over.
Unfortunately, lack of scientific training on the part of medical attendants who probe and befinger wounds without proper antiseptic precautions is met with too often.
1901, Proceedings of The... Annual Meeting of the Association of Military Surgeons ...
Origin
From be- (“about, all over”) + finger.
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befinger. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/befinger
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“befinger.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/befinger. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “befinger,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/befinger.
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