aitchbone
See also: aitch-bone
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From rebracketing of "a nache-bone" to "an aitchbone". See natch, bone. Attested since the late 1400s, and initially also spelled hach- with a spurious h.[1]
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References
- “aitchbone” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
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