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Kneecap   /nˈikˌæp/   Listen
noun
kneecap  n.  
1.
(Anat.) A roundish, flattened, sesamoid bone in the tendon in front of the knee joint; the patella; the kneepan.
2.
A cap or protection for the knee.


verb
kneecap  v. t.  To break the knees of, especially by shooting in the kneecap; often done by criminal or terrorist groups as a warning or punishment. Note:
Synonyms: knee-cap.





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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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