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cramp bones

cramp bones is the plural of cramp bone.

Meaning of cramp bone

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

Questions about cramp bones

What is cramp bones the plural of?
Cramp bones is the plural of cramp bone.

Words near cramp bones in the dictionary

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

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