kneepan
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of kneepan
Example Sentences
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Fauchelevent had dislocated his kneepan in his fall.
From Les Misérables by Hapgood, Isabel Florence
Fracture of kneepan is caused either by direct violence or muscular strain.
From The Home Medical Library, Volume I (of VI) by Winslow, Kenelm
From the bottom of the belly to the middle of the kneepan, eighteen parts, two minutes.
From Beauty Illustrated Chiefly by an Analysis and Classificatin of Beauty in Woman by Walker, Alexander
From the middle of the kneepan to the ground, twenty-five parts, three minutes.
From Beauty Illustrated Chiefly by an Analysis and Classificatin of Beauty in Woman by Walker, Alexander
The great muscles of the thigh acting over the kneepan tend to bend the body forward, but the muscles of the calf neutralize this action.
From Hygienic Physiology : with Special Reference to the Use of Alcoholic Drinks and Narcotics by Steele, Joel Dorman
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