What is an old primer thumbed at the edges meaning?
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“An old primer thumbed at the edges” mean that an old canvas or a metal that is very old and can clearly be understood by its state that it is very old. ‘Thumbed at the edges’ mean worn out edges or edges that were handled many times.
When a canvas or any other article is handled and used for quite a long time, it could be so clearly understood by its state that it is an old one. In the given question, by looking at the primer it is quite easy to understand that it is an old one because of its edges that are thumbed.
Explanation:
An old primer thumbed at the edges” mean that an old canvas or a metal that is very old and can clearly be understood by its state that it is very old. 'Thumbed at the edges' mean worn out edges or edges that were handled many times.