Definitions

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  • noun The talus.

Etymologies

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From ankle +‎ bone.

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Examples

  • The goggled doc scrolls the laser across her anklebone, following an artist's line.

    Invasive Species Susan Rukeyser 2011

  • The Spleen 6 point is on the inner side of your leg, about the width of four fingers above your inner anklebone.

    Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn Penny Simkin 2010

  • The Spleen 6 point is on the inner side of your leg, about the width of four fingers above your inner anklebone.

    Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn Penny Simkin 2010

  • Yehohanans right anklebone still has a nail and piece of wood attached to it.

    The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009

  • I put my hand on his foot and ran my thumb along the ridge of his anklebone.

    Wildfire Sarah Micklem 2009

  • An anklebone and specifics about the claws/toenails, and front teeth all suggest that Ida was on the branch leading to monkeys and apes (including us) rather than on the lemur and lower primate line.

    Long Lost Relative 2009

  • I hit him square on the anklebone and heard another crack.

    Wildfire Sarah Micklem 2009

  • Yehohanans right anklebone still has a nail and piece of wood attached to it.

    The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009

  • I put my hand on his foot and ran my thumb along the ridge of his anklebone.

    Wildfire Sarah Micklem 2009

  • I hit him square on the anklebone and heard another crack.

    Wildfire Sarah Micklem 2009

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