Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

marybones

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mary-bones
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of marrowbones (“the shins or knees, chiefly in references to kneeling”).

Humorous; Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Couche on your marybones, whooresons, down to the ground!"

Etymology

From marrow + bone.

Usage

Questions

What does marybones mean?: Alternative form of marrowbones (“the shins or knees, chiefly in references to kneeling”).
Where does marybones come from?: From marrow + bone.

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