This classic riddle sounds like it must be describing a hand:
“What has a thumb and four fingers but isn’t alive?”
The trick is that the object is shaped to fit a hand, but it isn’t a living thing itself.
It has separate spaces for your thumb and four fingers and is commonly worn to keep your hands warm or protected.
Once you think about something you wear on your hand, the answer becomes easy.
Answer: A glove.
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