- marrow bone
- 'marrow bonen [U and C] BrEa large bone that contains a lot of marrow
Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.
marrow bone
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marrow bone — UK US noun [countable] [singular marrow bone plural marrow bones] a bone that has marrow inside it, sometimes used for adding flavour to soup Thesaurus: joints and cuts of meathyponym … Useful english dictionary
marrow bone — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms marrow bone : singular marrow bone plural marrow bones a bone that has marrow inside it, sometimes used for adding flavour to soup … English dictionary
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