- hucklebone
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/huk"euhl bohn'/, n.1. hipbone.2. knucklebone (def. 2).[1475-85; HUCKLE + BONE]
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hucklebone
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hucklebone — [huk′əl bōn΄] n. [see HUCKLE] Archaic 1. the hipbone 2. the anklebone; talus … English World dictionary
hucklebone — /ˈhʌkəlboʊn/ (say hukuhlbohn) noun 1. the anklebone, astragalus, or talus. 2. Obsolete the hipbone. {from huckle hip or haunch, diminutive of Middle English huck a hip + bone} …
hucklebone — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : hipbone, hook 5c(2) 2. : talus 3. archaic : knucklebone 2 * * * /huk … Useful english dictionary
whirlbone — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: Middle English whirlebon, from whirlen to whirl + bon bone more at bone 1. dialect England : hucklebone 1 2. dialect England : patella … Useful english dictionary
hockle-bone — obs. form of hucklebone … Useful english dictionary
hocle-bone — obs. f. hucklebone … Useful english dictionary
