"knucklebone" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-knucklebone.ogg Forms: knucklebones [plural]
Etymology: From knuckle + bone. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|knuckle|bone}} knuckle + bone Head templates: {{en-noun}} knucklebone (plural knucklebones)
  1. A bone that forms a knuckle in the human hand, in an animal's paw or any bone that forms a similar bump. Translations (bone that forms a knuckle in the human hand): վեգ (veg) (Armenian), amadã [feminine] (Aromanian), vãshclje [masculine] (Aromanian), arshic (Aromanian), ашик (ašik) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 指節骨 /指节骨 (zhǐjiégǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), шыгыле (šygyĺe) (Eastern Mari), rystysluu (Finnish), ашыкъ (aşıq) (Kumyk), чүкө (cükö) (Kyrgyz), ашык (aşık) (Kyrgyz), arșic (Romanian), ажык (ažïk) (Southern Altai)
    Sense id: en-knucklebone-en-noun-oGqVFtf0 Disambiguation of 'bone that forms a knuckle in the human hand': 86 14 0
  2. Such a bone once used in knucklebones and other children's games of chance. Categories (topical): Bones
    Sense id: en-knucklebone-en-noun-Gsi8On7J Disambiguation of Bones: 41 57 2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Aromanian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Eastern Mari translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Kumyk translations, Terms with Kyrgyz translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Southern Altai translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 79 1 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 19 76 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 82 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 80 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 27 68 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Aromanian translations: 22 73 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 30 66 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Eastern Mari translations: 15 84 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 26 69 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Kumyk translations: 21 73 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Kyrgyz translations: 26 69 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 27 68 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 26 69 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Southern Altai translations: 12 87 1
  3. (slang) A die. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-knucklebone-en-noun-WXU9NFMB

Inflected forms

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