marrowbones

/ (ˈmærəʊˌbəʊnz) /


pl n
  1. facetious the knees

  2. a rare word for crossbones See skull and crossbones

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How to use marrowbones in a sentence

  • O, madam, down upon your knees, your marrowbones——he's one of them.

    The Beaux-Stratagem | George Farquhar
  • Then there arrived the butchers, with their marrowbones and cleavers, and began to make their music with zeal.

    The Lady of Lynn | Walter Besant
  • Then they would all to a man have gone down on their marrowbones to him to come back when he had recovered his senses.

    Ulysses | James Joyce
  • Eight bones are considered marrowbones, they are those of the legs and thighs.

    The Red Track | Gustave Aimard
  • It consisted of a large platter of dried meat, reindeer tongues (considered a great delicacy), and marrowbones.

    The Young Fur Traders | R.M. Ballantyne