shinbone
the tibia.
Origin of shinbone
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How to use shinbone in a sentence
Her team is sampling the shinbones of 120 cadavers at three body farms in Texas and Tennessee.
One forensic scientist is scraping bones for clues to time of death | Carolyn Wilke | February 28, 2022 | Science NewsThey took his shinbone, cut off each end, and used it to juggle up and catch on the back of the hand.
Seven Mohave Myths | A. L. KroeberHe drove the toe of his shoe squarely against the shinbone of the big man.
What's-His-Name | George Barr McCutcheonDr. Flip would diagnose a case as "Fatty degeneration of the shinbone, sire," and the usual remedy would be prescribed.
With the Battle Fleet | Franklin MatthewsCoaches and fours were driven through the proclamation; the well-to-do got good weight, and the toiler—shinbone!
The Siege of Kimberley | T. Phelan
No, not a vestage of the fossil is there, not a skull, not a shinbone.
The Book of Khalid | Ameen Rihani
British Dictionary definitions for shinbone
/ (ˈʃɪnˌbəʊn) /
the nontechnical name for tibia (def. 1)
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