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dog bone
n. 1 A bone that is given to a dog to chew on and play with, similar to a dog biscuit. They can be real bones, or they can be made of other materials like plastic or leather. 2 A 2- or 3-dimensional compound shape, evocative of a dog biscuit or dog-bone toy with a central shaft and two lobes (analogous to femoral condyles) at each end.
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Dog bone
- redirect dog toy#Bones
Usage examples of "dog bone".
She flung the chip of dog bone away into the dead ash of the pyre.
This was Donna Reed country: green shutters on the windows, pansies in the flower boxes, a tricycle on the sidewalk, and a dog bone lying in the yard.