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marrowbone

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mar·row·bone (m

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n.

1. A bone for flavoring soup.

2. marrowbones Informal The knees.

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marrowbone - a bone containing edible marrow; used especially in flavoring soup

bone, os - rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates

bone marrow, marrow - very tender and very nutritious tissue from marrowbones

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