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Definition of "marrowbone" [mar•row•bone]

  • A bone for flavoring soup. (noun)
  • Informal The knees. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "marrowbone" in a sentence
  • "Walter was lying on the porch mat, happily gnawing on a marrowbone."
  • "Then later, when the soup was done, she would remove one marrowbone from the soup and with a tiny spoon place the marrow on a piece of baguette, sprinkle it with salt, and give it to me."
  • "If the onions start to stick to the bottom, stir in ¼ cup of the marrowbone broth."
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