big toe nail

A form of big toenail — The nail of the big toe.

Meanings

nounbig toe nail (plural big toe nails)

plural big toe nails

  1. alternativeAlternative form of big toenail.

    Reno [Grech] lost his big toe nail because he suffered from minor frostbite after being left out in the snow on one such day.

    1994 August 14, Tim Kelsey, “Brothers 'beaten and humiliated': One of the young men who is suing a local authority, alleging physical abuse while in care, describes his experiences”, in The Independent, London: Independent News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 28 Dec 2014
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    The one who thinks that because we can only see a bit of your big toe nail it doesn’t matter that it’s chipped. It does matter.

    2015 June 25, Hilary Rose, “The rules for surviving an English summer”, in The Times, London: News UK, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 07 Sep 2025

    The dangerous state of Pom Oliver's two infected big toes was detected on Sunday when a supply team met the expedition on day 47 of their walk to the north pole. Doctors at a medical centre in Resolute Bay, a tiny community in northern Canada where the 50-year-old is recovering, said it was too early to know if she would escape any amputation. She has already lost one big toe nail.

    2002 April 30, Mark Oliver, “Frostbite forces polar woman to abandon trek”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 Aug 2013
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