Marrowbone (original) (raw)

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I. (noun)

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Meaning:

A bone containing edible marrow; used especially in flavoring soupplay

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("marrowbone" is a kind of...):

bone; os (rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates)

Meronyms (parts of "marrowbone"):

bone marrow; marrow (very tender and very nutritious tissue from marrowbones)

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