talus

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  1. noun The bone of the ankle that articulates with the tibia and fibula to form the ankle joint. Also called anklebone, astragalus.
  2. noun The ankle.
  3. noun A sloping mass of rock debris at the base of a cliff.

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  • This fort is what engineers call a talus, being, as I suppose, the exact area, very nearly, of the top of a cliff overlooking the town. —  Memoirs of 30 Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers
  • In your Guard, we use our taluses to free mired guns and even wagons, and a talus is stronger than thirty mules. —  Exodus From The Long Sun
  • "Because a talus is a person," Silk continued, "both in law and in fact. —  Exodus From The Long Sun
  • "We require payment in full before the talus is finished. —  Exodus From The Long Sun
  • I take it that's the part covering what I would call the talus's chest. " —  Exodus From The Long Sun
 

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Etymologies (3)

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  1. Latin tālus, ankle.
  2. French talus, from Old French talu, sloping side of an earthwork, from Latin talūtium, gold-bearing outcrop, perhaps of Celtic origin.

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  1. New Latin, from Latin talus, ankle, heel. Hence ult. talon.
 

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