knucklebone

[nuhk-uhl-bohn]

knuck·le·bone

[nuhk-uhl-bohn]
noun
1.
(in humans) any of the bones forming a knuckle of a finger.
2.
(in quadrupeds) a bone homologous with a wrist, ankle, or finger bone of humans, or its knobbed end.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English; see knuckle, bone
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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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knucklebone (ˈnʌkəlˌbəʊn)
 
n
any bone forming part of a knuckle or knuckle joint

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knucklebone knuck·le·bone (nŭk'əl-bōn')
n.
A knobbed bone, as of a knuckle or joint.

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