knuckle-bone noun.
['nʌk(ǝ)lbǝʊn] LME.[from KNUCKLE noun + BONE noun.]1. A bone forming a knuckle;
spec. the rounded end at the joint of a finger-bone.
LME.2. a. A limb-bone of an animal with a ball-like knob at the joint-end; the rounded end of such a bone. Also, a knuckle of meat.
LME.b. A metacarpal or metatarsal bone of a sheep; in
pl., (such bones used in) a game of jacks.
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