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shankbone

shankbone noun: synonym of canon bone.

Noun

shankbone (plural shankbones)

  1. Synonym of canon bone.
    Synonyms:
    canon bone

Synonyms of shankbone

Forms of shankbone

pluralshankbones

Origin of shankbone

From shank + bone.

Questions about shankbone

What does shankbone mean?
Shankbone means synonym of canon bone.
What part of speech is shankbone?
Shankbone is a noun.
What is the plural of shankbone?
The plural of shankbone is shankbones.

Words near shankbone in the dictionary

  1. shank-painters
  2. shank-weary
  3. Shankala
  4. Shankalla
  5. Shankar
  6. shankbone
  7. shankbones
  8. shanked
  9. shanked it
  10. Shankella
  11. Shankend

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