ring finger

noun

: the third finger especially of your left hand when you count the index finger as the first finger

Full Definition of RING FINGER

: the third finger especially of the left hand counting the index finger as the first

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before 12th century

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noun

: the third finger especially of the left hand when counting the index finger as the first

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