Definition of "kneepan" []

• The kneecap; the patella. (noun)

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• "Fauchelevent had dislocated his kneepan in his fall."
• "I have heard the tale of the kneepan of Ajax, the pretended body of Orestes claimed to have been found by the Spartans, and of the body of"
• "I had chosen a vicious but noble-looking stallion for my Bucephalus, and in Rareyfying him into submission to Rebel rule, he got the better of me, so far as to land me about a rod over his head, and taking advantage of my being for the moment _hors du combat_, ran over me, struck me with one of his hind feet, and broke my kneepan."