anklebone

[ang-kuh l-bohn]

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noun

the talus.

Origin of anklebone

1350–1400; Middle English; see ankle, bone

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Examples from the Web for anklebone

Historical Examples

Her master of the horse, Prince Repnin, held the bridle of the horse, which suddenly gave him a kick which broke his anklebone.
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British Dictionary definitions for anklebone

anklebone

noun

the nontechnical name for talus 1

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anklebone in Medicine

anklebone

(ăng′kəl-bōn′)

talus

anklebone

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Examples from the Web for anklebone

Historical Examples

Her master of the horse, Prince Repnin, held the bridle of the horse, which suddenly gave him a kick which broke his anklebone.

anklebone

anklebone

Origin of anklebone