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knucklebone

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knuck·le·bone  (nkl-bn)
n.
A knobbed bone, as of a knuckle or joint.
knucklebone [ˈnʌkəlˌbəʊn]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) any bone forming part of a knuckle or knuckle joint
Translations
knucklebone [ˈnʌklˌbəʊn] N → nudillo m
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but a skeleton hand shot out of a crimson sleeve and violently seized the rash one's wrist; and he, feeling the clutch of the knucklebones, the furious grasp of Death, uttered a cry of pain and terror.
The Phantom of the Opera by Leroux, Gaston View in context
 
 
 
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