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spadebone

noun

Etymology

From spade + 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 spadebone — “spade + bone”

Definitions

  1. shoulder blade

    • a spadebone of a shoulder of mutton

The neighborhood

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