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Afterwards he anointed it with I know not what ointment, and set it on very just, vein against vein, sinew against sinew, and spondyle against spondyle, that he might not be wry-necked — for such people he mortally hated.
Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel 2002
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Afterwards he anointed it with I know not what ointment, and set it on very just, vein against vein, sinew against sinew, and spondyle against spondyle, that he might not be wry-necked — for such people he mortally hated.
Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel 2002
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Afterwards he anointed it with I know not what ointment, and set it on very just, vein against vein, sinew against sinew, and spondyle against spondyle, that he might not be wry-necked -- for such people he mortally hated.
Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 2 Fran��ois Rabelais 1518
jhmcmullen commented on the word spondyle
A joint of the backbone--also known as a vertebra; I'm not aware of any fine distinctions between them.
May 1, 2009