Visual meaning of 'marrowbones'? - learn with images, example in daily life

Visual illustration of marrowbones: A bone containing edible marrow. - Image 1

marrowbones: A bone containing edible marrow. - Thumbnail 1

marrowbones: A bone containing edible marrow. - Thumbnail 2

noun

A bone containing edible marrow.

"My dog loves to chew on marrowbones for hours. "

food animal part anatomy

Visual illustration of marrowbones: (chiefly in the plural) The shins or knees, chiefly in references to kneeling.

noun

(chiefly in the plural) The shins or knees, chiefly in references to kneeling.

"After a long day of gardening, her marrowbones ached from kneeling in the dirt. "

anatomy body part