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bone in her teeth

bone in her teeth noun: (of a boat or ship) A prominent bow wave (as a result of high speed).

Noun

bone in her teeth

  1. (colloquial, idiomatic) (of a boat or ship) A prominent bow wave (as a result of high speed).
    • Big E in her heyday – deck packed with Sailors and warbirds, a bone in her teeth and course set for the distant horizon.2012, SteelJaw, “Flightdeck Friday: “Big E” Edition – Update!!”, in United States Naval Institute blog, archived from the original on 10 Oct 2015
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  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bone, in, her, teeth.

bone in her teeth meaning in Bengali

bone in her teeth in Bengali

একটি বিশিষ্ট সম্মুখ ঢেউ

Forms of bone in her teeth

alternative formbone in its teeth

Questions about bone in her teeth

What does bone in her teeth mean?
Bone in her teeth means (of a boat or ship) A prominent bow wave (as a result of high speed).
What is bone in her teeth in Bengali?
Bone in her teeth in Bengali is একটি বিশিষ্ট সম্মুখ ঢেউ. See Bone in her teeth meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is bone in her teeth?
Bone in her teeth is a noun.

Words near bone in her teeth in the dictionary

  1. bone hard
  2. bone head
  3. bone heads
  4. bone hurting juice
  5. bone idle
  6. bone in her teeth
  7. bone in one's body
  8. bone in the throat
  9. bone lace
  10. bone laces
  11. bone loss

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