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knucklebone

noun

Etymology

From knuckle + bone.

  1. derived from *bʰeyh₂-✻ — “to hit, strike, beat”
  2. inherited from *bainą✻ — “bone”
  3. inherited from bān — “bone, tusk; the bone of a limb”
  4. inherited from bon
  5. compounded as knucklebone — “knuckle + bone”

Definitions

  1. A bone that forms a knuckle in the human hand, in an animal's paw or any bone that forms…

    A bone that forms a knuckle in the human hand, in an animal's paw or any bone that forms a similar bump.

  2. Such a bone once used in knucklebones and other children's games of chance.

  3. A die.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA