"chinbone" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: chinbones [plural]
Etymology: From Old English ċinbān. Equivalent to chin + bone. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|ang|ċinbān}} Old English ċinbān, {{com|en|chin|bone}} chin + bone Head templates: {{en-noun}} chinbone (plural chinbones)
  1. That part of the mandible that forms the chin.
    Sense id: en-chinbone-en-noun-oloAjA23 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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