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THUMB

Volume 18 · 56 words · 1797 Edition

in anatomy, one of the extremities of the hand.

**THUMB-Cap**, an island in the South Sea, lies about seven leagues north-west of Lagoon-island; it is a low, woody island, of a circular form, and not much above a mile in compass. There was no appearance of inhabitants; the land was covered with verdure of many hues.