Spadebone

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    shoulder blade UK, obsolete

    "a spadebone of a shoulder of mutton"

Example

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"a spadebone of a shoulder of mutton"

Etymology

From spade + bone?

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shoulder blade

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