thigh-bones

They trudge back to the baseline, gnawing on thigh-bones and sucking intestines.

Wimbledon 2010 live blog: 23 June Xan Brooks at Wimbledon 2010

But from exility of bones, thinness of skulls, smallness of teeth, ribs, and thigh-bones, not improbable that many thereof were persons of minor age, or woman.

Hydriotaphia, or Urn-burial 2007

I have known the thigh-bones, when denuded in this manner, drop off on the eightieth day; but in the case of this patient, the parts below were separated at the knee on the twentieth day, and, as I thought, too early, for it appeared to me that this should be done more guardedly.

On The Articulations 2007

And the bones round their caves were more numerous than the ribs, skulls, and thigh-bones round the cavern of hulking

Roundabout Papers 2006

Round about this He placed various reliques, sculls, thigh-bones &c;

The Monk 2004

‘My duty!’ said he, rising from his chair and leaning on the table with the two thigh-bones.

Doctor Thorne 2004

I thought my thigh-bones would crack, but I bulled away for all I was worth, and the baggage revelled in it, plunging and writhing until I thought we must go over, chair and all.

Flash For Freedom Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 1971

I thought my thigh-bones would crack, but I bulled away for all I was worth, and the baggage revelled in it, plunging and writhing until I thought we must go over, chair and all.

Flash For Freedom Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 1971

They wrenched off the boots with which she had been trying to kick them, and dumped her down across Winston’s lap, almost breaking his thigh-bones.

Nineteen Eighty-Four 1949

For constitutional powers, the beast should have his ribs extended well towards the thigh-bones or hips, so as to leave as little unprotected space as possible.

Cattle and Their Diseases Embracing Their History and Breeds, Crossing and Breeding, And Feeding and Management; With the Diseases to which They are Subject, And The Remedies Best Adapted to their Cure Robert Jennings