Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A bone for flavoring soup.
- noun Informal The knees.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A bone containing fat or edible marrow. See
marrow , 1. - noun plural The bones of the knees; the knees.
- noun A large bone used to make a rhythmical noise by striking against something.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A bone containing marrow
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
bone containingedible marrow .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a bone containing edible marrow; used especially in flavoring soup
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Examples
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Walter was lying on the porch mat, happily gnawing on a marrowbone.
The Black Angel John Connolly 2005
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Then later, when the soup was done, she would remove one marrowbone from the soup and with a tiny spoon place the marrow on a piece of baguette, sprinkle it with salt, and give it to me.
Apricots on the Nile Colette Rossant 2004
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If the onions start to stick to the bottom, stir in ¼ cup of the marrowbone broth.
Apricots on the Nile Colette Rossant 2004
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When the meat and the vegetables are cooked and tender, carefully remove the marrowbone and the rest of the meat to a platter.
JOIE DE VIVRE ROBERT ARBOR 2003
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Or, did you ever see a dog with a marrowbone in his mouth, — the beast of all other, says Plato, lib. 2, de Republica, the most philosophical?
Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel 2002
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Or, did you ever see a dog with a marrowbone in his mouth, — the beast of all other, says Plato, lib. 2, de Republica, the most philosophical?
Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel 2002
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In the corner of his high seat, the throne of a thane, the gully dwarf Bluph curled up, snoring with a cracked marrowbone tucked under his arm.
The Lioness Berberick, Nancy Varian 2002
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The weight given for the meat reflects the fact that there is a marrowbone in the center of each piece of shank.
Stewed beef shanks with vegetables: Guisado de chambarete 1997
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The weight given for the meat reflects the fact that there is a marrowbone in the center of each piece of shank.
Stewed beef shanks with vegetables: Guisado de chambarete 1997
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The weight given for the meat reflects the fact that there is a marrowbone in the center of each piece of shank.
Stewed beef shanks with vegetables: Guisado de chambarete 1997
dailyword commented on the word marrowbone
One of the prisoners in the first Pirates Of The Carribean movie was trying to tempt the jail's dog with this.
December 24, 2012
bilby commented on the word marrowbone
Yeah, the guy with 2 legs and something in his hands.
December 24, 2012