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Kneecap   /nˈikˌæp/   Listen
Kneecap

noun
1.
A small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint.  Synonyms: kneepan, patella.
verb
1.
Shoot in the kneecap, often done by terrorist groups as a warning.






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"Kneecap" Quotes from Famous Books



... time he broke his kneecap and how I fighted the doctors against the hypodermic and you got so mad because I wouldn't let him have it to ease the pain. I knew why it was better he should suffer than have it. I knew! It was a long fight I had with him alone, ...
— The Vertical City • Fannie Hurst

... bothering me terribly. As well as I could make out, the kneecap seemed turned up on edge in the midst of the swelling. As I sat in my bunk examining it (the six hunters were all in the steerage, smoking and talking in loud voices), Henderson took a ...
— The Sea-Wolf • Jack London



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