an|kle

an|kle
an|kle «ANG kuhl», noun, verb, -kled, -kling.
–n.
1. the joint that connects the foot and the leg. Human beings and all other animals that have feet and bones have ankles.
2. the slender part of the leg between this joint and the calf. The ankle of a human being has seven bones.
–v.i.
U.S. Slang. to walk, especially in a swaggering fashion: »

... long-stemmed models ankled through the lobby... (Time).

[< Scandinavian (compare Danish ankel)]

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