(idea) by Vulgar Tongue 1811 Fri May 06 2005 at 22:59:52
thumb

By rule of thumb: to do any thing by dint of practice.

To kiss one's thumb instead of the book ; a vulgar expedient to avoid perjury in taking a false oath.

The 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.

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