shin bone

Other forms: shin bones

Definitions of shin bone
  1. noun
    the inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle
    synonyms: shin, shinbone, tibia
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    type of:
    leg bone
    a bone of the leg
  2. noun
    a cut of meat from the lower part of the leg
    synonyms: shin
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    type of:
    cut, cut of meat
    a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass
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