point the bone

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point the bone

verb points the bone · pointing the bone · pointed the bone

Australia, dated, intransitive, in Aboriginal culture To place a curse on another person by pointing a bone at that person; to curse by performing a magic ritual. It was proved on the trial that amongst the northern tribes a blackfellow who was known to have pointed the bone at another would be pursued for 500 miles, in order that revenge might be taken upon him for the crime.
Australia, broadly To blame someone.

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@misc{point_the_bone_2026,
  title = {point the bone},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/point%20the%20bone},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}