marrowbones
/ (ˈmærəʊˌbəʊnz) /
facetious the knees
a rare word for crossbones See skull and crossbones
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How to use marrowbones in a sentence
O, madam, down upon your knees, your marrowbones——he's one of them.
The Beaux-Stratagem | George FarquharThen there arrived the butchers, with their marrowbones and cleavers, and began to make their music with zeal.
The Lady of Lynn | Walter BesantThen they would all to a man have gone down on their marrowbones to him to come back when he had recovered his senses.
Ulysses | James JoyceEight bones are considered marrowbones, they are those of the legs and thighs.
The Red Track | Gustave AimardIt consisted of a large platter of dried meat, reindeer tongues (considered a great delicacy), and marrowbones.
The Young Fur Traders | R.M. Ballantyne
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