aitchbone

noun — 2 senses

aitchbone

noun

Etymology From rebracketing of "a nache-bone" to "an aitchbone". See natch, bone. Attested since the late 1400s, and initially also spelled hach- with a spurious h.

1

A cut of beef lying above the rump bone.

2

The rump bone itself.

Synonyms
edgebone

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