dogbone

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English[edit]

An archetypal dogbone shape
A ribbed dogbone insulator
a dogbone wrench

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Etymology[edit]

dog +‎ bone, denoting a bone for a dog (to chew on), not a bone of a dog.

Noun[edit]

dogbone (plural dogbones)

  1. A bone shaped like an elongated barbell.
  2. (figurative, often attributive) Any object with such a shape.
    Coordinate terms: fishbone, wishbone
    a dogbone wrench
    a dogbone in addition to the lower motor mounts

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