- A bone for flavoring soup.
- marrowbones Informal. The knees.
marrowbone
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mar·row·bone (măr'ō-bōn')  |
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A bone, usually from the thigh and upper legs of beef, containing marrow. The long bones are usually cut into 2- to 3-inch lengths. See also variety meats.
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
a bone containing edible marrow; used especially in flavoring soup
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