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shoulder blade
noun
- the scapula.
shoulder blade
shoulder blade
/ shōl′dər /
- See scapula
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Word History and Origins
Origin of shoulder blade1
Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300
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Example Sentences
So they took the shoulder blade of an elk and built mounds like the first and buried the corn in them.
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Philip's only garden tool was a hoe, made of clam shells or of a moose's shoulder-blade fastened to a wooden handle.
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First, the shoulder blade is taken out, then the bone which follows down along the leg.
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After taking out the shoulder blade the cutting must all be done from the inside.
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When the shoulder blade is reached, push the flesh from it with the fingers, as in Fig. 35, until the wing joint is reached.
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