huckle-bone

A shepherd examines a huckle-bone from a sheep.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Anatomical term: "huckle-bone" refers to the hip bone or the bone of the hip joint, specifically the innominate bone in humans.
   • Animal anatomy: In sheep, goats, or other livestock, "huckle-bone" denotes the ankle bone or the tarsal bone, often used in games or as a culinary term.

Usage Examples

• (The ankle bone of a sheep, removed for cooking.)
• (The hip bone in humans.)
• (The ankle bones of animals used for recreation.)

Advanced Usage

• "to huckle-bone" (rare verb): to dislocate or injure the hip joint.
  • The fall caused him to huckle-bone his leg, leaving him in great pain. (To injure the hip bone.)

Variants and Related Words

• Huckle (n): a hip or haunch; also a hump or rounded part.

  • The old man complained of pain in his left huckle. (The hip area.)

• Huckleberry (n): a small, round berry; unrelated to the bone but shares the root "huckle" meaning a small rounded shape.

  • We picked huckleberries in the forest. (A type of berry.)

Synonyms

• Hip bone: the bone forming the pelvis.
• Ankle bone: the talus or tarsal bone in animals.

Idioms and Phrasal Verbs

• No common idioms or phrasal verbs are associated with "huckle-bone."

Related Idioms

• No common idioms are directly linked to "huckle-bone."