thighbone

[ thahy-bohn ]

/ ˈθaɪˌboʊn /

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noun

femur (def. 1).

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Origin of thighbone

First recorded in 1400–50, thighbone is from late Middle English the bane. See thigh, bone

Words nearby thighbone

thieve, thievery, thieving, thievish, thigh, thighbone, thigh-high, thigh-slapper, thigmotaxis, thigmotropism, thill

How to use thighbone in a sentence

Presently he drew forth his human thighbone whistle and darted for the house.
The Missouri Outlaws|Gustave Aimard
Hence we may compare the weight of the brain with that of the thighbone.
Woman under socialism|August Bebel
Halle has a thighbone of the Virgin Mary; Spain has seven or eight, all said to be undoubted relics.
Three Thousand Years of Mental Healing|George Barton Cutten

British Dictionary definitions for thighbone

thighbone

/ (ˈθaɪˌbəʊn) /

noun

a nontechnical name for the femur

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