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• five fingered widow — Noun. An act of masturbation. Also visit the five fingered widow …   English slang and colloquialisms

• five-fingered jack — strėlinė stauridė statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Scomberoides lysan angl. double spotted queenfish; five fingered jack; oriental leatherskin; talang leatherskin rus. ставрида стрела; хоринем лисан… …   Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas

• five-fingered creeper — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun or five fingered ivy : virginia creeper …   Useful english dictionary

• five-fingered ivy — noun see five fingered creeper …   Useful english dictionary

• the five-fingered widow —    British    male masturbation    Army use among those long absent from the company of white women:     The red light districts... were strictly out of bounds... Many turned, as a last resort, to the five fingered widow . (C. Allen, 1975,… …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

• five-fingered discount —    American    a reduction in price due to theft    It refers to stolen goods sold below their market price.    See also finger blight …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

• five-fingered maidenhair fern — noun hardy palmately branched North American fern with divergent recurved branches borne on lustrous dark reddish stipes • Syn: ↑American maidenhair fern, ↑Adiantum pedatum • Hypernyms: ↑maidenhair, ↑maidenhair fern …   Useful english dictionary

• five-fingered jack — noun Usage: usually capitalized J : a common cinquefoil (Potentilla canadensis) of eastern No. America …   Useful english dictionary

• five-fingered root — noun : the root of a water dropwort (Oenanthe crocata) …   Useful english dictionary

• fingered — adjective Date: circa 1529 1. having fingers especially of a specified kind or number used in combination < stubby fingered > < five fingered > 2. having projections or processes like fingers < the fingered roots of giant trees > …   New Collegiate Dictionary