"ruel-bone" meaning in All languages combined

See ruel-bone on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: ruel-bones [plural]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Middle English rewell bon, ruel bon (“walrus ivory”), from Old French roal, rohal (“walrus ivory”), ultimately from Old Norse hrosshvalr (“walrus”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|enm|rewell bon}} Middle English rewell bon, {{der|en|fro|roal}} Old French roal, {{der|en|non|hrosshvalr||walrus}} Old Norse hrosshvalr (“walrus”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} ruel-bone (plural ruel-bones)
  1. (archaic, literary) A piece of ivory, generally from a marine mammal. Tags: archaic, literary
    Sense id: en-ruel-bone-en-noun-vHsS9UOJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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