bladebone
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of bladebone
First recorded in 1670–80; blade + bone ( def. )
Example Sentences
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You see, he was struck from above; the wound is just behind the shoulderbone, and it has gone right down inside the bladebone, but has missed the lungs altogether—at least, we think so.
From Dorothy's Double Volume II (of 3) by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
"A rasher and eggs, and a bladebone of cold mutton is all I have," muttered the old man, gloomily.
From Davenport Dunn, Volume 2 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day by Lever, Charles James
It makes me think of poo Ppt's bladebone.
From The Journal to Stella by Swift, Jonathan
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