- tailbone
- tail|bone [ `teıl,boun ] noun count INFORMALthe bone that is at the bottom of your back
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
tailbone — [tāl′bōn΄] n. COCCYX … English World dictionary
tailbone — UK [ˈteɪlˌbəʊn] / US [ˈteɪlˌboʊn] noun [countable] Word forms tailbone : singular tailbone plural tailbones informal the bone that is at the bottom of your back … English dictionary
tailbone — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun 1. : a caudal vertebra 2. : coccyx walking bent over, one hand on his tailbone like an old man Shelby Foote … Useful english dictionary
tailbone — noun Date: circa 1577 1. a caudal vertebra 2. coccyx … New Collegiate Dictionary
tailbone — /tayl bohn /, n. Anat. the coccyx. [1540 50; TAIL1 + BONE] * * * … Universalium
tailbone — noun The coccyx … Wiktionary
tailbone — tail·bone bōn, .bōn n 1) a caudal vertebra 2) COCCYX … Medical dictionary
tailbone — tail|bone [ˈteılbəun US boun] n the small bone at the bottom of your ↑spine = ↑coccyx … Dictionary of contemporary English
tailbone — noun (C) the bone at the very bottom of your back; coccyx … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
tailbone — tail•bone [[t]ˈteɪlˌboʊn[/t]] n. anat. coccyx • Etymology: 1540–50 … From formal English to slang