anklebone

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anklebone

  • /ˈaŋk(ə)lbəʊn/ UK

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From Middle English ancle bone; equivalent to ankle + bone.

noun anklebones

  1. The bone of the ankle, forming the lower part of the ankle joint and joining with the tibia and fibula. And immediatly his fete ãd anclebones receaved ſtrenght / and he ſprange / ſtode / ãd alſo walked / ãd entred with them into the temple walkinge / and leapynge / and laudynge god.

    Similar: talus, astragalus, astragal, huckle bone

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noun bone of the ankle

Españoltaba, taquín, chita
日本語距骨 kyokotsu
中文距骨 jùgǔ
Portuguêsastrágalo, tálus
Françaistalus, astragale, os astragale
DeutschSprungbein, Rollbein
Italianoastragalo, talo
Ελληνικάαστράγαλος astrágalos
Русскийтара́нная кость taránnaja kostʹ
Tiếng Việtxương sên

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@misc{anklebone_2026,
  title = {anklebone},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/anklebone},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}