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anklebone

[ ang-kuhl-bohn ]
/ ˈæŋ kəlˌboʊn /
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noun
the talus.
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Origin of anklebone

1350–1400; Middle English; see ankle, bone

Words nearby anklebone

ankerite, ankh, Anking, ankle, ankle biter, anklebone, ankle boot, ankle-deep, ankle jerk, ankle sock, anklet
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Words related to anklebone

bone, astragalus, talus, tarsus

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
the nontechnical name for talus 1
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