Definition of SHINBONE

shinbone

Plural: shinbones

Noun

  • The tibia, the larger of the two bones in the lower leg.
  • the inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle
  • The inner and usually the larger of the two bones of the leg or hind limb below the knee
  • A segment of an insect's leg.

Examples

  • Playing SHINBONE felt like a solid foundation, scoring well and opening up the board.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English schinboon, schineboon, from Old English sċinbān (“shin, shinbone”), from Proto-West Germanic *skinubain, from Proto-Germanic *skinōbainą, equivalent to shin + bone. Cognate with Dutch scheenbeen (“shinbone”), German Schienbein (“shinbone”), Danish skinneben (“shin, shinbone”), Swedish skenben (“shinbone”).

Synonyms

shin, shin bone, tibia, shankbone

Scrabble Score: 13

shinbone: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
shinbone: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
shinbone: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

shinbone: valid Words With Friends Word