knucklebone
English
noun
Definitions
- A bone that forms a knuckle in the human hand, in an animal's paw or any bone that forms a similar bump.
- Such a bone once used in children's games of chance.
- (slang) A die.
Etymology
Compound from English knuckle + English bone.
Origin
English
bone
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- anklebone English
- armbone English
- backbone English
- barebone English
- bladebone English
- bonable English
- bone English
- boneache English
- bonebed English
- bonedigger English
- bonedog English
- bonedome English
- bonefish English
- bonefolder English
- bonehead English
- boneheaded English
- bonehouse English
- bonejarring English
- boneless English
- bonelet English
- bonelike English
- boner English
- boneseed English
- boneseeker English
- boneset English
- bonesetter English
- bonesetting English
- boneshaker English
- boneshaking English
- boneyard English
- bonfire English
- bony English
- breakbone English
- breastbone English
- browbone English
- cheekbone English
- chickenboner English
- collarbone English
- cuttlebone English
- debone English
- dogbone English
- dragonbone English
- earbone English
- featherbone English
- fingerbone English
- fishbone English
- footbone English
- greenbone English
- hambone English
- heelbone English
- herringbone English
- interknuckle English
- intrabone English
- jawbone English
- knitbone English
- knuckle English
- knuckleball English
- knucklecurve English
- knuckled English
- knucklehead English
- knuckleheaded English
- knucklelike English
- knuckler English
- knucklesome English
- knucklewalk English
- knucklewalker English
- knuckly English
- legbone English
- marrowbone English
- neckbone English
- nonbone English
- redbone English
- ridgebone English
- ringbone English
- sharebone English
- shinbone English
- shoulder bone English
- sidebone English
- skullbone English
- spadebone English
- tailbone English
- thighbone English
- unbone English
- underbone English
- whalebone English
- wishbone English
- wristbone English
- yellow bone English
- *-ilaz Proto-Germanic
- *knukô Proto-Germanic
- bon Middle English
- knokel Middle English
- bom Volapük
- bun Tok Pisin
- bon Torres Strait Creole
- bony
- bone
- boner
- unbone
- debone
- earbone
- jawbone
- redbone
- knuckle
- boneset
- armbone
- dogbone
- hambone
- knuckly
- legbone
- bonelet
- bonedog
- bonebed
- bonable
- nonbone
- bonfire
- knuckled
- knuckler
- sidebone
- bonefish
- tailbone
- neckbone
- wishbone
- knitbone
- footbone
- heelbone
- boneless
- barebone
- browbone
- boneache
- boneseed
- bonehead
- bonelike
- shinbone
- backbone
- boneyard
- ringbone
- fishbone
- bonedome
- whalebone
- anklebone
- thighbone
- intrabone
- greenbone
- skullbone
- bonehouse
- spadebone
- wristbone
- sharebone
- cheekbone
- underbone
- bladebone
- breakbone
- ridgebone
- boneseeker
- boneheaded
- breastbone
- bonefolder
- collarbone
- marrowbone
- bonedigger
- bonesetter
- boneshaker
- cuttlebone
- dragonbone
- fingerbone
- herringbone
- featherbone
- knucklelike
- knuckleball
- knucklewalk
- boneshaking
- bonesetting
- knucklehead
- bonejarring
- yellow bone
- knucklesome
- chickenboner
- interknuckle
- knucklecurve
- shoulder bone
- knuckleheaded
- knucklewalker