SHINBONE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does shinbone mean? 

• SHINBONE (noun)
  The noun SHINBONE has 1 sense:

1. the inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle

  Familiarity information: SHINBONE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SHINBONE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

shin; shin bone; shinbone; tibia

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

leg bone (a bone of the leg)

Holonyms ("shinbone" is a part of...):

leg (a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle)