- the rump bone
- a cut of beef around the rump bone
Origin of aitchbone
by faulty separation of Middle English a nache bone from Old French nache, buttock from Vulgar Latin an unverified form natica, diminutive from Classical Latin natis, buttockaitchbone
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aitchbone
noun
- The rump bone, especially of cattle.
- The cut of beef containing the rump bone.
Origin of aitchbone
Alteration (influenced by aitch ) of Middle English hach-boon from an hach-boon an aitchbone alteration of a nachebon nache buttock ( from Old French) ( from Late Latin naticās ) ( accusative pl. of natica buttock ) ( from Latin natis ) bon bone ; see bone .THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Origin
See natch.
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aitchbone - Medical Definition
n.
- The rump bone, especially of cattle.
- The cut of beef containing the rump bone.
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