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hucklebone

[ huhk-uhl-bohn ]

hucklebone

/ ˈ³óÊŒ°ìÉ™±ôËŒ²úəʊ²Ô /

noun

  1. the anklebone; talus
  2. the hipbone; innominate bone
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of hucklebone1

First recorded in 1475–85; huckle + bone
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A poultice made of the fresh leaves, and applied externally two or three times in succession "will cure, if ever so violent, the old ache in the hucklebone known as sciatica."

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