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ridgebones

ridgebones is the plural of ridgebone.

Meaning of ridgebone

Noun

ridgebone (plural ridgebones)

  1. (also, figuratively, rare) The backbone or spine.
    • [T]he corrupt blood […] lying cluttered about the ridge-bone.1601, C[aius] Plinius Secundus [i.e., Pliny the Elder], “[Book XXII.] Chapter XXI.”, in Philemon Holland, transl., The Historie of the World. Commonly Called, The Naturall Historie of C. Plinius...

Questions about ridgebones

What is ridgebones the plural of?
Ridgebones is the plural of ridgebone.

Words near ridgebones in the dictionary

  1. ridgeband
  2. ridgebands
  3. ridgeboard
  4. ridgeboards
  5. ridgebone
  6. ridgebones
  7. Ridgecrest
  8. ridged
  9. ridged band
  10. ridged bands
  11. Ridgefield

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