great toe

noun

: big toe
There is a sudden onset of pain in one, maybe two joints, most often at the base of the great toe.— Paul G. Donohue

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But Minnesota didn’t have guard Donte DiVincenzo, who was on the shelf due to a great toe sprain. — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 17 Jan. 2025 Since making his debut in 2015 — three years after the Twins drafted him second overall, just behind Correa — Buxton has missed time with injuries to his left thumb, groin, left great toe, left wrist, right wrist, left shoulder, right hip and left hand. — New York Times, 8 May 2022

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1616, in the meaning defined above

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great toe

noun
: big toe
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