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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

knucklebone

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
knuck-le-bone
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bone that forms a knuckle in the human hand, in an animal's paw or any bone that forms a similar bump.

noun

Such a bone once used in knucklebones and other children's games of chance.

noun

A die.

Slang

Etymology

From knuckle + bone.

Usage

Inflected Forms

knucklebones (plural)

Questions

What does knucklebone mean?
A bone that forms a knuckle in the human hand, in an animal's paw or any bone that forms a similar bump.
Where does knucklebone come from?
From knuckle + bone.

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