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Shoulder bone   /ʃˈoʊldər boʊn/   Listen
Shoulder bone

noun
1.
Either of two flat triangular bones one on each side of the shoulder in human beings.  Synonyms: scapula, shoulder blade.






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"Shoulder bone" Quotes from Famous Books



... sir,' replied the man; 'the shoulder bone's clean gone. If it wor' a hunter worth three hundred guineas nothing could be done to save the ...
— The Wolf Patrol - A Tale of Baden-Powell's Boy Scouts • John Finnemore

... dead, and approached with my sword to give him a finishing thrust. When he struck viciously at me I sprang back, but one of his claws caught my shoulder. A few inches nearer and he would have stripped the flesh from my arm, and perhaps broken the limb and shoulder bone." ...
— The Young Carthaginian - A Story of The Times of Hannibal • G.A. Henty

... emaciated, terrible. The bones literally stood out almost bare of flesh; the sterno-cleido-mastoid was remarkable—it was just what I wanted. I went up to her and gently bared her shoulder. What a treasure I had found! The shoulder bone was visible under the skin, and she had two immense "salt-cellars"! The woman was ideal for my work. She seemed destined for it. She blushed when I told her so. I asked to see her feet. She took off her ...
— My Double Life - The Memoirs of Sarah Bernhardt • Sarah Bernhardt



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