See also: aitch-bone

English

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Etymology

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From rebracketing of "a nache-bone" to "an aitchbone". See natch, bone. Attested since the late 1400s, and initially also spelled hach- with a spurious h.[1]

Noun

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aitchbone (plural aitchbones)

  1. A cut of beef lying above the rump bone.
  2. The rump bone itself.

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References

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  1. ^ aitchbone”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.