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Toe trouble
Answer for the clue "Toe trouble ", 6 letters:
bunion
Alternative clues for the word bunion
Word definitions for bunion in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a painful swelling of the bursa of the first joint of the big toe
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Bunion \Bun"ion\, n. (Med.) Same as Bunyon .
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1718, apparently from East Anglian dialectic bunny "lump, swelling" (16c.), which is probably from Middle French buigne "bump on the head, swelling from a blow" (see bun ).
Usage examples of bunion.
Questor dispatched Parsnip to prepare dinner and Bunion to lay out a fresh set of clothing for Ben.
Once, halfway through the meal, he caught sight of Bunion standing in the shadows of an entry off to one side.
So long as there is a King of Landover, Bunion and Parsnip will stay on.
He was a lean, wiry figure, barely taller than Bunion, skin as brown and grainy as the bark of a sapling, hair grown thick down the back of his neck and along his arms.
He barely slowed the procession as he appeared, falling in beside Bunion, moving forward through the haze in an almost birdlike manner, quick and restless.
He pushed his way through the ancient pines, trailing after Bunion in silence.
Sterling Silver to test what he had learned from Bunion, but Questor put his foot down.
They compromised on a daytime hike in which Bunion would trail and not interfere if Ben was not threatened.
Ben trooped out at dawn, trooped back again at dusk and never saw Bunion once.
He rose, washed, dressed, finished gathering up his gear for the journey north, greeted Questor, Abernathy, Bunion, Parsnip, Fillip, and Sot at breakfast, ate, saw his possession to the pack animals an the far side of the lake shore, mounted Wishbone, and gave the command to ride.
Twice they were intercepted, but Bunion dispatched the attackers with a swiftness that was frightening.
They spoke between themselves a moment, and then Bunion said something quickly to Questor.
Parsnip and Bunion, their monkey faces sharp and cunning with hidden knowledge.
Willow, Questor, Abernathy, Bunion, and Parsnip had risked themselves for him time and time again.
He dispatched Bunion to Rhyndweir castle with a message for Kallendbor and the other Lords of the Greensward.