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A bone containing edible marrow
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marrowbone
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Marrowbone \Mar"row*bone`\, n. A bone containing marrow; pl. ludicrously, knee bones or knees; as, to get down on one's marrowbones, i. e., to kneel.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Marrowbone may refer to the following places: Marrowbone, Cumberland County, Kentucky Marrowbone, Pike County, Kentucky Marrowbone Township, Moultrie County, Illinois Marrowbone Lane in Dublin, Ireland
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a bone containing edible marrow; used especially in flavoring soup
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
late 14c., from marrow + bone (n.). A poetic Old English word for "bone" was mearhcofa "marrow-chamber."
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A bone containing edible marrow.
Usage examples of marrowbone.
Then they would all to a man have gone down on their marrowbones to him to come back when he had recovered his senses.