THUMB

Definitions

1. 1. To handle awkwardly. Johnson.
2. 2. To play with the thumbs, or with the thumbs and fingers; as, to thumb over a tune.
3. 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. 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.