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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

aitchbone

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
aitch-bone
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cut of beef lying above the rump bone.

noun

The rump bone itself.

Etymology

From rebracketing of "a nache-bone" to "an aitchbone". See natch, bone. Attested since the late 1400s, and initially also spelled hach- with a spurious h.

Inflected Forms

aitchbones (plural) aitch-bone (alternative) H bone (alternative) natch-bone (alternative)

Synonyms

edgebone

Questions

What does aitchbone mean?
A cut of beef lying above the rump bone.
Where does aitchbone come from?
From rebracketing of "a nache-bone" to "an aitchbone". See natch, bone. Attested since the late 1400s, and initially also spelled hach- with a spurious h.

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