aitchbone
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See also: aitch-bone
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From rebracketing of "a nache-bone" to "an aitchbone". See natch, bone. Attested since the late 1400s, and initially also spelled hach- with a spurious h.[1]
Noun[edit]
aitchbone (plural aitchbones)
Synonyms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ “aitchbone”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.