- Whirlbone
- Whirlbone Whirl"bone`, n. (Anat.) (a) The huckle bone. [Obs.] (b) The patella, or kneepan. [Obs.] --Ainsworth. [1913 Webster]
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whirlbone — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: Middle English whirlebon, from whirlen to whirl + bon bone more at bone 1. dialect England : hucklebone 1 2. dialect England : patella … Useful english dictionary
Hurlbone — Hurl bone , n. 1. See {Whirlbone}. [1913 Webster] 2. (Far.) A bone near the middle of the buttock of a horse. Crabb. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sir Hercules — (1826 1855) was a Thoroughbred racehorse from Ireland.Thoroughbred racehorse infobox horsename = Sir Hercules caption = sire = Whalebone grandsire = Waxy dam = Peri damsire = Wanderer sex = Stallion foaled = 1826 country = Ireland flagicon|IRE… … Wikipedia
qv- — occasional ME. var. of qu (and wh ), as in qvan when, qvare, qvayr quire, qvarelle quarrel. qveise quease, qverel quarrel, qvycchyn, qvyhchyn quetch, qvysperyn whisper, qvytaunce quittance, qvytchyn quetch, qvyrlebone whirlbone; etc. So also qvh … Useful english dictionary
werelbone — obs. form of whirlbone … Useful english dictionary
