"legbone" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: legbones [plural]
Etymology: leg + bone Etymology templates: {{compound|en|leg|bone}} leg + bone Head templates: {{en-noun}} legbone (plural legbones)
  1. A bone in the leg.
    Sense id: en-legbone-en-noun-6SJSZPhE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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