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anklebone

/ˈaŋk(ə)lbəʊn/

anklebone noun: the bone of the ankle, forming the lower part of the ankle joint and joining with the tibia and fibula.

Noun

anklebone (plural anklebones)

  1. The bone of the ankle, forming the lower part of the ankle joint and joining with the tibia and fibula.
    • And immediatly his fete ãd anclebones receaved ſtrenght / and he ſprange / ſtode / ãd alſo walked / ãd entred with them into the temple walkinge / and leapynge / and laudynge god.1526, [William Tyndale, transl.], The Newe Testamẽt […] (Tyndale Bible), [Worms, Germany: Peter Schöffer], →OCLC, The Actes off the Apostles iij:[7–8], folio clvii, recto

anklebone meaning in Tagalog, Indonesian and Vietnamese

anklebone in Tagalog

bone of the ankle
butumbuol

anklebone in Indonesian

bone of the ankle
mata kaki

anklebone in Vietnamese

bone of the ankle
xương sên
More languagesFewer languages
Dhivehi
ތަނބި ކަށިގަނޑު taᵐbi kaṣigaⁿḍu

Synonyms of anklebone

Forms of anklebone

pluralanklebones

Origin of anklebone

From Middle English ancle bone; equivalent to ankle + bone.

Questions about anklebone

What does anklebone mean?
Anklebone means the bone of the ankle, forming the lower part of the ankle joint and joining with the tibia and fibula.
What is anklebone in Tagalog?
Anklebone in Tagalog is butumbuol. See Anklebone meaning in Tagalog.
What part of speech is anklebone?
Anklebone is a noun.
How do you pronounce anklebone?
Anklebone is pronounced /ˈaŋk(ə)lbəʊn/ (UK).
What is the plural of anklebone?
The plural of anklebone is anklebones.

Words near anklebone in the dictionary

  1. ankle-deep
  2. ankle-high
  3. ankle-highs
  4. anklebiter
  5. anklebiters
  6. anklebone
  7. anklebones
  8. ankled
  9. ankleful
  10. anklefuls
  11. ankleless

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