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whirly-bone

whirly-bone is the alternative form of whirl-bone.

Meaning of whirl-bone

Noun

whirl-bone (plural whirl-bones)

  1. (archaic) The patella, rotula, or kneecap.
  2. (archaic) The head of the femur.

Forms of whirly-bone

pluralwhirly-bones

Questions about whirly-bone

What is whirly-bone the alternative form of?
Whirly-bone is the alternative form of whirl-bone.

Words near whirly-bone in the dictionary

  1. whirlwinds
  2. whirlwindy
  3. whirly
  4. whirly tube
  5. whirly tubes
  6. whirly-bone
  7. whirly-wind
  8. whirly-winds
  9. whirlybird
  10. whirlybirds
  11. whirlygig

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Adapted from Wiktionary: whirly-bone (page history and authors); whirl-bone (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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