Emily Dickinson Lexicon

toe (-s), n. [OE tá.]

1. One of ten little foot digits; five small rounded appendages on the front edge of a human being's two feet.
2. Vehicle; means of moving away; [metonymy] feet; [metaphor] wing.
3. Claw; small appendage at the end of the foot; [fig.] flash; stroke; zigzag slash of light; visible electrical charge to the ground.