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cramp bone

cramp bone noun: the patella of a sheep, formerly used as a charm against cramp.

Noun

cramp bone (plural cramp bones)

  1. The patella of a sheep, formerly used as a charm against cramp.
    • He could turn crampbones into chessmen.1849 May – 1850 November, Charles Dickens, chapter 17, in The Personal History of David Copperfield, London: Bradbury & Evans, […], published 1850, →OCLC

Forms of cramp bone

pluralcramp bones

Questions about cramp bone

What does cramp bone mean?
Cramp bone means the patella of a sheep, formerly used as a charm against cramp.
What part of speech is cramp bone?
Cramp bone is a noun.
What is the plural of cramp bone?
The plural of cramp bone is cramp bones.

Words near cramp bone in the dictionary

  1. Cramond Island
  2. cramp
  3. cramp ball
  4. cramp balls
  5. cramp bark
  6. cramp bone
  7. cramp bones
  8. cramp fasciculation syndrome
  9. cramp iron
  10. cramp irons
  11. cramp ring

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