dogbone

See also: dog bone

English

An archetypal dogbone shape

A ribbed dogbone insulator

a dogbone wrench

Alternative forms

• dog-bone

Etymology

dog +‎ bone, denoting a bone for a dog (to chew on), not a bone of a dog.

Noun

dogbone (plural dogbones)

1. A bone shaped like an elongated barbell.
2. (figurative, often attributive) Any object with such a shape.

   Coordinate terms: fishbone, wishbone

   a dogbone wrench

   a dogbone in addition to the lower motor mounts

Related terms

• dog biscuit
• long bone

Anagrams

• bonedog, Doonbeg, bongoed