knucklebone

English

Etymology

knuckle +‎ bone

Pronunciation

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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.
2. Such a bone once used in knucklebones and other children's games of chance.
3. (slang) A die.

Translations

bone that forms a knuckle in the human hand

• Armenian: վեգ (hy) (veg)
• Bulgarian: ашик m (ašik)
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• Finnish: rystysluu
• Kyrgyz: чүкө (ky) (cükö), ашык (ky) (aşık)
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