legbone

Then, with the long tapered end of a broken legbone, he pressure-flaked the rounded end, breaking off carefully controlled small chips until it was a point.

The Plains of Passage Auel, Jean M. 1990

The legbone from the shank of horsemeat had been put aside, after it was stripped clean and cracked for the marrow, for just such a possible purpose.

The Plains of Passage Auel, Jean M. 1990

Applying careful pressure with the knobby, rounded end of the legbone, he broke off only the sharpest edge of both lengths, which dulled them only slightly but, more important, strengthened them, so this piece could be used as a scraper to shape and smooth a piece of wood or bone.

The Plains of Passage Auel, Jean M. 1990

I'll need that legbone and those logs, and maybe a piece of a plank from the lean-to.

The Plains of Passage Auel, Jean M. 1990

Jondalar put down one end of the legbone that he and Olamun were carrying, then stood up and faced the approaching women.

The Plains of Passage Auel, Jean M. 1990

The flute, made from the hollow legbone of a large bird, had no finger holes.

The Clan of the Cave Bear Auel, Jean M. 1980

Manuel told me straight out that my legbone was pretty well pulverized, but that didn't seem to matter at the time ...

Trader To The Stars Anderson, Poul, 1926-2001 1964

Even more disappointingly, he is gnawing on the legbone of Gene Sperling, who has done a fine job assisting Treasury Secretary Geithner.

TPMCafe 2010

Looters who plundered one of Utah's newest troves of dinosaur bones got away with ribs, vertebrae and part of an ancient legbone they had to bust apart to remove.

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