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A.Word.A.Day--hallux Pronunciation: WAV or RealAudio hallux (HAL-uhks) noun, plural halluces (HAL-yuh-seez) Big toe. More generally, the innermost digit on the hind foot of animals. It is usually backward-directed in birds. [From Late Latin hallux, from Latin hallus, similar to pollex, thumb.] "Where in the human body would you find the hallux?" Roger Perkins, The Quiz, The Daily Telegraph (UK), Dec 27, 1997. This week's theme: words to describe odds and ends. X-Bonus Authority without wisdom is like a heavy axe without an edge, fitter to bruise than polish. -Anne Bradstreet, poet (1612-1672)

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