Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [eych-bohn]
- /ˈeɪtʃˌboʊn/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [eych-bohn]
- /ˈeɪtʃˌboʊn/
Definitions of aitchbone word
- noun aitchbone the rump bone or floor of the pelvis in cattle 3
- noun aitchbone a cut of beef from or including the rump bone 3
- noun aitchbone the rump bone 3
- noun aitchbone a cut of beef around the rump bone 3
- noun aitchbone the rump bone, as of beef. 1
- noun aitchbone the cut of beef that includes this bone. 1
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Origin of aitchbone
First appearance:
before 1480 One of the 25% oldest English words
1480-90; earlier hach-boon (with spurious h-); (h)ach variant by misdivision as an (h)ach(e) of a nache rump < Middle French < Vulgar Latin *natica, feminine of *naticus of the rump, equivalent to Latin nati(s) rump, nates + -cus adj. suffix
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Parts of speech for Aitchbone
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aitchbone popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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