The story
From rebracketing of "a nache-bone" to "an aitchbone". See natch, bone. Attested since the late 1400s, and initially also spelled hach- with a spurious h.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A cut of beef lying above the rump bone. Full definition →
From rebracketing of "a nache-bone" to "an aitchbone". See natch, bone. Attested since the late 1400s, and initially also spelled hach- with a spurious h.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.