aitchbone

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noun

A cut of beef lying above the rump bone.

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edgebone
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Meanings

nounaitchbone (plural aitchbones)

plural aitchbones · alternative aitch-bone · alternative H bone · alternative natch-bone

  1. A cut of beef lying above the rump bone.
  2. The rump bone itself.

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
edgebone

Origin

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.

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APA

aitchbone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aitchbone

MLA

“aitchbone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aitchbone. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aitchbone,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aitchbone.

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