tailbone

American  

[teyl-bohn] / ˈteɪlˌboʊn /

noun

Anatomy.

1. the coccyx.

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tailbone Scientific  

/ tāl′bōn′ /

1. See coccyx

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Etymology

Origin of tailbone

First recorded in 1540–50; tail ¹ + bone

Example Sentences

It’s a cyst at the base of the tailbone or top of the butt crease.

From Slate

Leah Cullen was diagnosed with tailbone cancer when she was 13, but after surgery and radiotherapy doctors said she would be unable to carry a child.

From BBC

She let me roller-skate in the ballroom and I broke what’s called my tailbone.

From Literature

But Gran has taken good care of me and my tailbone has become her project.

From Literature

But Gran tending to her tailbone?

From Literature