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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. (of pages) worn or soiled by thumb and fingers by frequent handling or turning;
- Example: "well-thumbed pages of the dictionary"


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Thumbed \Thumbed\, a. 1. Having thumbs. [1913 Webster] 2. Soiled by handling. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Thumb \Thumb\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Thumbed; p. pr. & vb. n. Thumbing.] 1. To handle awkwardly. --Johnson. [1913 Webster] 2. To play with the thumbs, or with the thumbs and fingers; as, to thumb over a tune. [1913 Webster] 3. To soil or wear with the thumb or the fingers; to soil, or wear out, by frequent handling; also, to cover with the thumb; as, to thumb the touch-hole of a cannon. [1913 Webster] He gravely informed the enemy that all his cards had been thumbed to pieces, and begged them to let him have a few more packs. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

thumbed adj 1: (of pages) worn or soiled by thumb and fingers by frequent handling or turning; "well-thumbed pages of the dictionary"