dogbone

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noun

A bone shaped like an elongated barbell.

“a dogbone wrench”

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Meanings

noundogbone (plural dogbones)

plural dogbones · alternative dog-bone

  1. A bone shaped like an elongated barbell.
  2. attributivefigurativelyoftenAny object with such a shape.

    a dogbone wrench

    1 more example

    a dogbone in addition to the lower motor mounts

Origin

From dog + bone. Evokes a bone to be given to a dog to chew on, rather the bone of a dog.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

dogbone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dogbone

MLA

“dogbone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dogbone. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dogbone,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dogbone.

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