finger

finger [-s, -'s] n

OE.

1. Digit; human physical anatomy; terminal extension of the hand; one of five; [fig.] part of anatomy used in the personification of mythological characters; (see Exodus 8:19).
2. Extension; protraction of an inanimate object; lengthening of a body of elements.
3. Handiwork ability; capacity for manual labor; [synecdoche] the whole person.