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Longbone

Longbone proper noun: a surname transferred from the nickname.

Proper noun

Longbone (plural Longbones)

  1. A surname transferred from the nickname.

Forms of Longbone

pluralLongbones

Origin of Longbone

From long + bone, a nickname for a particularly tall person.

Questions about Longbone

What does Longbone mean?
Longbone means a surname transferred from the nickname.
What part of speech is Longbone?
Longbone is a proper noun.

Words near Longbone in the dictionary

  1. longboatman
  2. longboatmen
  3. longboats
  4. longboi
  5. longbois
  6. Longbone
  7. Longbones
  8. Longbottom
  9. Longbottomed
  10. Longbottoming
  11. Longbottoms

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