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thighbone
[ thahy-bohn ]
/ ˈθaɪˌboʊn /
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Words nearby thighbone
thieve, thievery, thieving, thievish, thigh, thighbone, thigh-high, thigh-slapper, thigmesthesia, thigmotaxis, thigmotropism
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How to use thighbone in a sentence
Presently he drew forth his human thighbone whistle and darted for the house.
The Missouri Outlaws|Gustave AimardHence we may compare the weight of the brain with that of the thighbone.
Woman under socialism|August BebelHalle 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
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Medical definitions for thighbone
thighbone
[ thī′bōn′ ]
n.
femur
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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