fingerbone

English

Etymology

From finger +‎ bone.

Noun

fingerbone (plural fingerbones)

1. A bone in the finger.
   • 1923 October, Robert Frost, “[Notes.] Two Witches.”, in New Hampshire […], New York, N.Y.: Henry Holt and Company, →OCLC, page 61:

     She hadn’t found the finger-bone she wanted
     Among the buttons poured out in her lap.
     I verified the name next morning: Toffile.
     The rural letter box said Toffile Lajway.