armbone

noun

armbone

noun

Etymology From arm + bone.

1

Anatomy, Medicine, Sciences A bone in the arm, specifically, the humerus.

Before their wondering eyes they saw him suddenly wrench the ogre's arm backward and snap the armbone from the shoulder.1961, Norma Lorre Goodrich, “Beowulf”, in The Medieval Myths, New York: The New American Library, page 31:

Related terms: legbone

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