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hambones

hambones is the plural of hambone.

Meaning of hambone

Noun

hambone (plural hambones)

  1. The bone at the center of a ham
    • Perhaps I was afraid of being laughed at if the mysterious item turned out to be a hambone, a distinct possibility.2009 February 22, J. David Goodman, “The Night of the Foot”, in New York Times
  2. (US, slang) A ham; an eager or inferior performer
    • HAMBONE — An unconvincing blackface dialectician.1946, Radio Alphabet: A Glossary of Radio Terms, Hastings House, page 38
  3. A certain type of dance that involves making noise with the body, especially by slapping parts of the body with one's hands
    Synonyms:
    Juba dance
  4. (informal) Four consecutive strikes.

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Questions about hambones

What is hambones the plural of?
Hambones is the plural of hambone.

Words near hambones in the dictionary

  1. Hambly
  2. Hamblys
  3. hambo
  4. hambone
  5. hamboned
  6. hambones
  7. hamboning
  8. hambos
  9. Hambrick
  10. Hambricks
  11. Hambridge

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