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- noun Plural form of
bone . - noun A percussive folk
musical instrument played as a pair in one hand, often made from bovine ribs. - noun informal The act of two fists meeting together in the manner equivalent to a
high-five . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
bone .
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- noun a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance
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Examples
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The _nasal bones_, or bones of the nose, are shown at _e_; _f_, is the _cheek bone_; _g_, the
A Treatise on Domestic Economy For the Use of Young Ladies at Home and at School Catharine Esther Beecher 1839
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_p_, _q_, are the bones of the _pelvis_, which is the foundation on which the spine rests; _r_, _r_, are the _collar bones_; _s_, _s_, the
A Treatise on Domestic Economy For the Use of Young Ladies at Home and at School Catharine Esther Beecher 1839
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From these are to be carefully distinguished such rudiments as arise later during ossification, mostly as _ossa intercalaria_, in order to give greater strength to the skull in view of the greater development of the brain, etc.; the latter give their individual character to the _smaller_ vertebrate groups, and comprise such bones as the _vomer_, the _Wormian bones_, the lowermost turbinal, etc. "(p. 63, 1838).
Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology
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The word bones was gray and brittle and textured like old cement.
The Beautiful Miscellaneous Dominic Smith 2007
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The word bones was gray and brittle and textured like old cement.
The Beautiful Miscellaneous Dominic Smith 2007
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Your bones is all rattling together you're that scared.
Chapter IV 2010
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Your bones is all rattling together you're that scared.
Chapter IV 1910
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“In this era of genomics, the size and shape of bones is still very important.”
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A fossil poacher has invaded the reservation, and because he's stolen certain bones and threatened to kill if he isn't shown more, the world is out of kilter and creeks are drying up.
Stephanie Woodard: Wham! Pow! The CDC Goes to Comic-Con Stephanie Woodard 2010
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Her fusty specialty in ancient bones is no proper preparation for dealing with colleagues and friends who turn out to be different than she thought and her self acknowledged lack of fitness is a serious handicap in some most unpleasant forays into an inhospitable landscape.
Advance reader reviews of The Crossing Places by Elly Griffiths. 2010
notanotherjazzpoet commented on the word bones
I called chicken (as in the prepared poultry, not the living creature) bones as a kid. It is obvious why, right?
February 19, 2007
slumry commented on the word bones
Fried chicken was served at a large family gathering. Little Georgie was offered a piece of chicken: breast or drumstick? He would only reply, "Must have been a mamma chicken." Repeatedly. Insistently. Louder each time. Never lived that down!
July 26, 2007
trivet commented on the word bones
I used to work in a vertebrate collections. Lots of boxes of bones and feathers and eggs and things hung out on my desk.
January 23, 2008
hernesheir commented on the word bones
Bobbins for making lace, probably first made of bones. Hence bone lace. --Grose's 1787 A Provincial Glossary. Term from the north of England.
May 4, 2011