knuckle-bonen.

Brit.

/ˈnʌklbəʊn/, U.S.

/ˈnək(ə)lˌboʊn/

1. Any bone forming a knuckle; the rounded end, at the joint, of any of the bones of the fingers; also, †the projecting bone of the knee or elbow (obsolete). down on the knuckle-bone, hard-up (slang).

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > structural parts > bone or bones > bones of arm or leg > [noun] > bones of knee or elbow

knuckle-bone1577

the world > life > the body > structural parts > bone or bones > bones of hand or foot > bones of hand > [noun] > bone at finger-joint

knucklec1440

knuckle-bone1577

knubble1671

the mind > possession > poverty > in impoverished state [phrase]

to the boneOE

to be out at elbow(sa1616

in (also at) low water1785

down on the knuckle-bone1883

(down) on one's uppers1886

on the rocks1889

down and out1901

on the outer1915

1577 J. Dee 11 Mar. in Private Diary (1842) 3 My fall uppon my right nuckul bone.

1690 J. Dryden Amphitryon ii. i. 13 Bless me, what an Arm and Fist he has..and Knuckle-bones of a very Butcher.

1883 Daily Tel. 4 Aug. 2/1 Some one who was ‘down on the knuckle-bone’ in consequence of having been ‘put away’ since the previous October.

2. In an animal:

a. A limb-bone with a ball-like knob at the joint-end, or the rounded end of such a bone; also, a joint of meat consisting of this part of an animal's leg; = knuckle n. 3.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > animal body > general parts > constituent materials > [noun] > knuckle bone

knuckle-bonec1440

huckle-bone1542

shackle-bone1822

the world > food and drink > food > animals for food > part or joint of animal > [noun] > leg or thigh > lower part of leg

houghc1430

knuckle-bonec1440

knuckle1626

shin1736

shank1804

knuckle-enda1845

c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 280/2 Knokylle bone of a legge, coxa.

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 236/2 Knoccle bone, joincte de la hanche.

1677 London Gaz. No. 1226/4 A black brown Gelding..[having] a white spot upon one of his knuckle bones.

1857 T. Hughes Tom Brown's School Days ii. iii. 282 He..hauled out an old knuckle-bone of ham, and two or three bottles of beer.

b. One of the metacarpal or metatarsal bones of a sheep or the like; hence, (usually plural) a game played with these, by tossing them up and catching them in various ways; also called huckle-bones or dibs.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > animal body > general parts > constituent materials > [noun] > metacarpal or metatarsal > one of the metacarpal or metatarsal bones

knuckle-bone1759

society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > children's game > other children's games > [noun] > five-stones or knuckle-bones

morteaulxa1475

martel1481

cockal1586

check-stone1587

guile-bones1606

dab-stone1652

dibstones1692

dibs1736

jackstones1783

Jack1863

knuckle-bone1884

five stones1900

1759 tr. M. Adanson Voy. Senegal 52 The girls had for ornament round their waist a girdle of glass toys, or,..of a requien's knuckle-bones, or of cockle-shells.

1880 C. R. Markham Peruvian Bark xii. 106 Courtyards very neatly paved with round pebbles and llama's knuckle-bones in patterns.

1884 J. Sharman Cursory Hist. Swearing iv. 63 School-boys still play at the game of knuckle-bones.

1885 New Bk. Sports 316 Knucklebones..is pre-eminently a game for man-by-himself-man.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	knuckle-bone
释义	knuckle-bonen. Brit. /ˈnʌklbəʊn/, U.S. /ˈnək(ə)lˌboʊn/ 1. Any bone forming a knuckle; the rounded end, at the joint, of any of the bones of the fingers; also, †the projecting bone of the knee or elbow (obsolete). down on the knuckle-bone, hard-up (slang). ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > structural parts > bone or bones > bones of arm or leg > [noun] > bones of knee or elbow knuckle-bone1577 the world > life > the body > structural parts > bone or bones > bones of hand or foot > bones of hand > [noun] > bone at finger-joint knucklec1440 knuckle-bone1577 knubble1671 the mind > possession > poverty > in impoverished state [phrase] to the boneOE to be out at elbow(sa1616 in (also at) low water1785 down on the knuckle-bone1883 (down) on one's uppers1886 on the rocks1889 down and out1901 on the outer1915 1577 J. Dee 11 Mar. in Private Diary (1842) 3 My fall uppon my right nuckul bone. 1690 J. Dryden Amphitryon ii. i. 13 Bless me, what an Arm and Fist he has..and Knuckle-bones of a very Butcher. 1883 Daily Tel. 4 Aug. 2/1 Some one who was ‘down on the knuckle-bone’ in consequence of having been ‘put away’ since the previous October. 2. In an animal: a. A limb-bone with a ball-like knob at the joint-end, or the rounded end of such a bone; also, a joint of meat consisting of this part of an animal's leg; = knuckle n. 3. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > constituent materials > [noun] > knuckle bone knuckle-bonec1440 huckle-bone1542 shackle-bone1822 the world > food and drink > food > animals for food > part or joint of animal > [noun] > leg or thigh > lower part of leg houghc1430 knuckle-bonec1440 knuckle1626 shin1736 shank1804 knuckle-enda1845 c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 280/2 Knokylle bone of a legge, coxa. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 236/2 Knoccle bone, joincte de la hanche. 1677 London Gaz. No. 1226/4 A black brown Gelding..[having] a white spot upon one of his knuckle bones. 1857 T. Hughes Tom Brown's School Days ii. iii. 282 He..hauled out an old knuckle-bone of ham, and two or three bottles of beer. b. One of the metacarpal or metatarsal bones of a sheep or the like; hence, (usually plural) a game played with these, by tossing them up and catching them in various ways; also called huckle-bones or dibs. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > constituent materials > [noun] > metacarpal or metatarsal > one of the metacarpal or metatarsal bones knuckle-bone1759 society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > children's game > other children's games > [noun] > five-stones or knuckle-bones morteaulxa1475 martel1481 cockal1586 check-stone1587 guile-bones1606 dab-stone1652 dibstones1692 dibs1736 jackstones1783 Jack1863 knuckle-bone1884 five stones1900 1759 tr. M. Adanson Voy. Senegal 52 The girls had for ornament round their waist a girdle of glass toys, or,..of a requien's knuckle-bones, or of cockle-shells. 1880 C. R. Markham Peruvian Bark xii. 106 Courtyards very neatly paved with round pebbles and llama's knuckle-bones in patterns. 1884 J. Sharman Cursory Hist. Swearing iv. 63 School-boys still play at the game of knuckle-bones. 1885 New Bk. Sports 316 Knucklebones..is pre-eminently a game for man-by-himself-man. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1440
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