marrowbone

mar·row·bone

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [mar-oh-bohn]
- /ˈmær oʊˌboʊn/
- /ˈmær.əʊ.bəʊn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mar-oh-bohn]
- /ˈmær oʊˌboʊn/

Definitions of marrowbone word

noun marrowbone A bone containing edible marrow. 1
variable noun marrowbone Marrowbones are the bones of certain animals, especially cows, that contain a lot of bone marrow. They are used in cooking and in dog food. 0
noun marrowbone a bone containing edible marrow 0
noun marrowbone (as modifier) 0
noun marrowbone a bone containing marrow, esp. one used in cooking 0
noun marrowbone the knees 0

See all 6 definitions of marrowbone

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Origin of marrowbone

First appearance:

before 1350

One of the 20% oldest English words

Middle English word dating back to 1350-1400; See origin at marrow1, bone

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Parts of speech for Marrowbone

noun

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adverb

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preposition

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Full grammatical hierarchy of Marrowbone

marrowbone popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

marrowbone usage trend in Literature

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