Meaning & use
Anklebones
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Plural of anklebone; the bones of the ankle, especially the talus, the bone that connects the leg to the foot.
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The dancer landed awkwardly and felt a sharp pain near her anklebones.
Ancient games were sometimes played with the anklebones of sheep, used like dice.
A note on using this word
In many ancient cultures, sheep or goat anklebones (also called "knucklebones" or "astragali") were used as gaming pieces or dice, a practice that predates modern dice by thousands of years.
Words with a similar meaning
tarsal bonestalus bones
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