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an·kle

   [ang-kuhl]
noun
1.
(in humans) the joint between the foot and the leg, in which movement occurs in two planes.
2.
the corresponding joint in a quadruped or bird; hock.
3.
the slender part of the leg above the foot.
Origin:
before 1000; Middle English ankel, enkel (cognate with Middle Low German, Dutch enkel, Old High German anchal, enchil, Old Norse ǫkkul); Middle English anclowe, Old English anclēow(e) (cognate with Middle Low German anclef, Dutch anklāw, Old High German anchlāo)
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Word Origin & History

ankle
O.E. oncleow "ankle," from PIE base *ank- "to bend" (cf. Skt. angam "limb;" see angle (n.)). The modern form seems to have been infl. by O.N. ökkla or O.Fris. ankel, which are immediately from the P.Gmc. form of the PIE root (cf. M.H.G. anke "joint," Ger. Enke "ankle");
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the second element in the O.E., O.N. and O.Fris. forms perhaps suggests claw (cf. Du. anklaauw), or it may be from infl. of cneow "knee," or it may be dim. suffix -el.
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ankle an·kle (āng'kəl)
n.

  1. The joint between the leg and foot in which the tibia and fibula articulate with the talus.

  2. The region of the ankle joint.

  3. The anklebone.

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ankle definition


  1. n.
    an attractive woman or girl. (Typically with some.) : Now, there's some ankle I've never seen around here before.
  2. in.
    to walk [somewhere]. : I have to ankle down to the drugstore.
  3. in.
    to walk away from one's employment; to leave. (See also walk.) : I didn't fire her. I told her she could ankle if she wanted.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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