Etymology

shoulder bone

Today it means: shoulder blade Full definition →

Middle English schuldre bon
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The story

  1. Middle English · inherited fromschuldre bon
  2. English todayshoulder bone

From Middle English schuldre bon; equivalent to shoulder + bone.

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