anklebone

[ ang-kuhl-bohn ]
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noun
  1. the talus.

Origin of anklebone

1
1350–1400; Middle English; see ankle, bone

Words Nearby anklebone

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How to use anklebone in a sentence

  • And by the time Aladdin had done grimacing over a banged shin, Margaret would have a bruised anklebone to cry about.

    Aladdin O'Brien | Gouverneur Morris
  • Her master of the horse, Prince Repnin, held the bridle of the horse, which suddenly gave him a kick which broke his anklebone.

    The Memoires of Casanova, Complete | Jacques Casanova de Seingalt

British Dictionary definitions for anklebone

anklebone

/ (ˈæŋkəlˌbəʊn) /


noun
  1. the nontechnical name for talus 1

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