shoulder blade

noun

1. the scapula.

shoulder blade

noun

1. the nontechnical name for scapula

shoulder blade

1. See scapula

Word History and Origins

Origin of shoulder blade¹

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300

Example Sentences

The arrowhead painfully “scrapes against the underside of her shoulder blade every time she moves,” according to DonkeyLand.

From Los Angeles Times

"It's me trying to pinch my shoulder blades together," he said.

From BBC

He was left with a broken shoulder blade, fractured vertebrae, a cracked collar bone and needing plastic surgery - but was back at his desk within three months.

From BBC

He suffered a broken shoulder blade, fractured vertebrae and a cracked collarbone, while his wife, Margaret, was left permanently disabled by the bomb.

From BBC

"First of all we give five sharp blows with the heal of your hand between the child's shoulder blades - check every time you do this to see if anything has come out."

From BBC