- cut|tle|bone
- cut|tle|bone «KUHT uhl BOHN», noun.the hard internal shell of cuttlefish. It is used for making polishing powder and as food for cage birds.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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Cuttle bone — Cut tle bone (b[=o]n ). The shell or bone of cuttlefishes, used for various purposes, as for making polishing powder, etc. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cuttlebone — cut·tle·bone (kutґəl bōn) sepium … Medical dictionary
cuttlebone — cut•tle•bone [[t]ˈkʌt lˌboʊn[/t]] n. ivt the calcareous internal shell of cuttlefishes, used to make a polishing powder and as a food and beak conditioner for pet birds • Etymology: 1805–15 … From formal English to slang
