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points the bone

points the bone is the third-person singular simple present indicative of point the bone.

Meaning of point the bone

Verb

point the bone (third-person singular simple present points the bone, present participle pointing the bone, simple past and past participle pointed the bone)

  1. (Australia, dated, intransitive) To place a curse on another person by pointing a bone at that person; to curse by performing a magic ritual.
    • It was proved on the trial that amongst the northern tribes a blackfellow who was known to have pointed the bone at another would be pursued for 500 miles, in order that revenge might be taken upon him for the crime.1879, George Taplin, The Native Tribes of South Australia, page xxx
  2. (Australia, broadly) To blame someone.

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What is points the bone the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Points the bone is the third-person singular simple present indicative of point the bone.

Words near points the bone in the dictionary

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  5. points races
  6. points the bone
  7. points the finger at
  8. points up
  9. points-of-view
  10. pointscore
  11. pointscorer

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