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Definition: TO BITE THE THUMB AT |
TO BITE THE THUMB AT1. (any one), formerly a mark of contempt, designed to provoke a quarrel; to defy. ``Do you bite your thumb at us?'' --Shak. |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)54 4F 42 49 54 45 54 48 45 54 48 55 4D 42 41 54 |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010100 01001111 00100000 01000010 01001001 01010100 01000101 00100000 01010100 01001000 01000101 00100000 01010100 01001000 01010101 01001101 01000010 00100000 01000001 01010100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)T O   B I T E   T H E   T H U M B   A T |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0054 004F 0042 0049 0054 0045 0054 0048 0045 0054 0048 0055 004D 0042 0041 0054 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)544923643543925442392544255473623554 |
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