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SHIN BONE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

shin; shin bone; shinbone; tibia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("shin bone" is a kind of...):

leg bone (a bone of the leg)

Holonyms ("shin bone" 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)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A cut of meat from the lower part of the leg

Synonyms:

shin; shin bone

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("shin bone" is a kind of...):

cut; cut of meat (a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass)

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