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Origin
From wedding + finger. One theory has it that the fourth finger of the left hand was used because it was thought to hold a vein connecting directly to the heart.
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wedding finger. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wedding%20finger
“wedding finger.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wedding%20finger. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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