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dogbone

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See also: dog bone

English

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An archetypal dogbone shape
A ribbed dogbone insulator
a dogbone wrench

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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dog +‎ bone, denoting a bone for a dog (to chew on), not a bone of a dog.

Noun

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dogbone (plural dogbones)

  1. A bone shaped like an elongated barbell.
  2. (figurative, often attributive) Any object with such a shape.
    Coordinate terms: fishbone, wishbone
    a dogbone wrench
    a dogbone in addition to the lower motor mounts
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