- scinbán
- n (-es/-) shin, shinbone
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
scinbán
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shinbone — /shin bohn /, n. the tibia. [bef. 1000; ME; OE scinban. See SHIN1, BONE] * * * … Universalium
Schienbein — Sn std. (12. Jh.), mhd. schin(e)bein Stammwort. Wie nndl. scheenbeen, ae. scinbān. ne. shinbone verdeutlichende Komposition zu mhd. schine, ahd. scina, nndl. scheen, ae. scinu f. Schienbein . S. Schiene und Bein (in der Bedeutung Knochen ). ✎… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
shinbone — shin•bone [[t]ˈʃɪnˌboʊn[/t]] n. anat. the tibia • Etymology: bef. 1000; ME; OE scinbān … From formal English to slang
