Etymology
Origin of jointless
Example Sentences
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You would assume she was a plant, there to make plain the links between the emphatic thwack of the sabar and the jointless human body, but the band seem genuinely surprised to see her.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 16, 2011
He was skilfully unwinding a skein of spun yarn which he held over his two bare feet, while at the same time he rolled the ball deftly with his stubby, jointless fingers.
From Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 by James Barnes
The front skid or protector, FS, is made out of a piece of thin, round, jointless cane, some 9 inches in length, bent round as shown in Fig.
From Things To Make by Archibald Williams
With nose held regally in the air and knees strangely jointless, she walked away from the pair.
From A Son of the City A Story of Boy Life by Herman Gastrell Seely
The men stood as jointless as tin images.
From Montlivet by Alice Prescott Smith
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