knucklebone

English

Etymology

knuckle +‎ bone

Pronunciation

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Noun

knucklebone (plural knucklebones)

A bone that forms a knuckle in the human hand, in an animal's paw or any bone that forms a similar bump.
Such a bone once used in knucklebones and other children's games of chance.
(slang) A die.

Translations

bone that forms a knuckle in the human hand

Armenian: վեգ (hy) (veg)
Aromanian: amadã f, vãshclje m, arshic
Bulgarian: ашик m (ašik)
Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: rystysluu
Kyrgyz: чүкө (ky) (cükö), ашык (ky) (aşık)
Romanian: arșic (ro)
Russian: please add this translation if you can

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