hipbone
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of hipbone
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at hip 1, bone
Example Sentences
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“I can’t pinpoint exactly what’s preventing you, but I think it feels like it’s something about your arm length, and where your hipbone is,” she said.
From Slate • May 6, 2023
Why does “acetabulum” — the hipbone socket — mean vinegar bowl?
From New York Times • Sep. 21, 2021
An example is the hipbone of a dolphin, or remnants of limbs in legless lizards.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2018
For years after, when she'd wake up, she'd reach down and feel her hipbone to make sure she was still thin.
From US News • Apr. 29, 2015
He tuned the sails to tighten the curve, stood again with his hip cocked, feeling the boat vibrate through the wood of the tiller into his hand and against his hipbone, and sailed.
From "The Voyage Of The Frog" by Gary Paulsen
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