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Marrowbone

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.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
marrowbone

late 14c., from marrow + bone (n.). A poetic Old English word for "bone" was mearhcofa "marrow-chamber."

Wiktionary
marrowbone

n. A bone containing edible marrow.

WordNet
marrowbone

n. a bone containing edible marrow; used especially in flavoring soup

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Marrowbone

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

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.