- huckle-bone
- huckleˈ-bone noun1. The hip bone2. The astragalus, the talus or ankle-bone of a quadruped• • •Main Entry: ↑huckle
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Huckle bone — Huckle Huc kle, n. [Perh. dim. of Prov. E. hucka hook, and so named from its round shape. See {Hook}.] 1. The hip; the haunch. [1913 Webster] 2. A bunch or part projecting like the hip. [1913 Webster] {Huckle bone}. (a) The hip bone; the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
huckle bone — Hip Hip, n. [OE. hipe, huppe, AS. hype; akin to D. heup, OHG. huf, G. h[ u]fte, Dan. hofte, Sw. h[ o]ft, Goth. hups; cf. Icel. huppr, and also Gr. ? the hollow above the hips of cattle, and Lith. kumpis ham.] [1913 Webster] 1. The projecting… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
huckle bone — Cockal Cock al, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] 1. A game played with sheep s bones instead of dice. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. The bone used in playing the game; called also {huckle bone}. [Obs.] Nares. [1913 Webster] A little transverse bone Which boys… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Huckle — Huc kle, n. [Perh. dim. of Prov. E. hucka hook, and so named from its round shape. See {Hook}.] 1. The hip; the haunch. [1913 Webster] 2. A bunch or part projecting like the hip. [1913 Webster] {Huckle bone}. (a) The hip bone; the innominate bone … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
haunch bone — Hip Hip, n. [OE. hipe, huppe, AS. hype; akin to D. heup, OHG. huf, G. h[ u]fte, Dan. hofte, Sw. h[ o]ft, Goth. hups; cf. Icel. huppr, and also Gr. ? the hollow above the hips of cattle, and Lith. kumpis ham.] [1913 Webster] 1. The projecting… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hip bone — Hip Hip, n. [OE. hipe, huppe, AS. hype; akin to D. heup, OHG. huf, G. h[ u]fte, Dan. hofte, Sw. h[ o]ft, Goth. hups; cf. Icel. huppr, and also Gr. ? the hollow above the hips of cattle, and Lith. kumpis ham.] [1913 Webster] 1. The projecting… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Innominate bone — Innominate In*nom i*nate, a. [L. innominatus; pref. in not + nominare to name.] 1. Having no name; unnamed; as, an innominate person or place. [R.] Ray. [1913 Webster] 2. (Anat.) A term used in designating many parts otherwise unnamed; as, the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
huck|le|bone — «HUHK uhl BOHN», noun. 1. = hipbone. (Cf. ↑hipbone) 2. = anklebone. (Cf. ↑anklebone) ╂[< huckle + bone] … Useful english dictionary
Hip — Hip, n. [OE. hipe, huppe, AS. hype; akin to D. heup, OHG. huf, G. h[ u]fte, Dan. hofte, Sw. h[ o]ft, Goth. hups; cf. Icel. huppr, and also Gr. ? the hollow above the hips of cattle, and Lith. kumpis ham.] [1913 Webster] 1. The projecting region… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hip girdle — Hip Hip, n. [OE. hipe, huppe, AS. hype; akin to D. heup, OHG. huf, G. h[ u]fte, Dan. hofte, Sw. h[ o]ft, Goth. hups; cf. Icel. huppr, and also Gr. ? the hollow above the hips of cattle, and Lith. kumpis ham.] [1913 Webster] 1. The projecting… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
