legbone en · NOUN
Etymology
From leg + bone.
Meanings
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A bone in the leg.
They looped ropes around the stiff legbones of the first cow and pulled her body toward the stoneboat, resting between spurts of hauling.
1984, Lois Phillips Hudson, The Bones of Plenty, page 204:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| legbones | Number=Plur | lexicographic |