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bone-pointer — /ˈboʊn pɔɪntə/ (say bohn poyntuh) noun an Aboriginal elder who is believed to have magical powers, as the power to sing an enemy to death. –bone pointing, noun …
bone — /boʊn / (say bohn) noun 1. Zoology, Anatomy a. any of the separate pieces of which the skeleton of a vertebrate is composed. b. the hard tissue which composes the skeleton. 2. a bone or piece of a bone with the meat adhering to it, as an article… …
pointing bone — /ˈpɔɪntɪŋ boʊn/ (say poynting bohn) noun (in tribal Aboriginal culture) any of variously sized and variously shaped bones used in the procedure of pointing the bone. See bone (def. 31a). Also, death bone …
Bone Wars — The rivalry between Othniel Charles Marsh (left) and Edward Drinker Cope (right) sparked the Bone Wars. The Bone Wars, also known as the Great Dinosaur Rush ,[1] refers to a period of intense fossil speculation and discovery during the Gilded Age … Wikipedia
pointing stick — /ˈpɔɪntɪŋ stɪk/ (say poynting stik) noun (in tribal Aboriginal culture) a stick used in the procedure of pointing the bone. See bone (def. 31a) …
point the bone — verb a) To place a curse on another person by pointing a bone at that person. They were preparing to point the bone at him. The act of pointing the bone was, of course, merely a theatrical show, having a psychological effect... b) To blame… … Wiktionary
herring-bone — n. & v. n. 1 a stitch with a zigzag pattern, resembling the pattern of a herring s bones. 2 this pattern, or cloth woven in it. 3 any zigzag pattern, e.g. in building. 4 Skiing a method of ascending a slope with the skis pointing outwards. v. 1… … Useful english dictionary
Intermediate cuneiform bone — Infobox Bone Name = Second cuneiform bone Latin = os cuneiforme intermedium, os cuneiforme secundum GraySubject = 63 GrayPage = 271 Caption = Skeleton of foot. Lateral aspect. Caption2 = Articulations = MeshName = MeshNumber = DorlandsPre = o 07… … Wikipedia
death bone — /ˈdɛθ boʊn/ (say deth bohn) noun → pointing bone …
Nocebo — WikiWorld comic about The Nocebo Effect, based on the articles Placebo and Nocebo In medicine, a nocebo reaction or response refers to harmful, unpleasant, or undesirable effects a subject manifests after receiving an inert dummy drug or placebo … Wikipedia
