also: breakbones breakbones From <span class="searchmatch">break</span> + <span class="searchmatch">bones</span>, calque of Spanish quebrantahuesos. <span class="searchmatch">break</span>-<span class="searchmatch">bones</span> (plural <span class="searchmatch">break</span>-<span class="searchmatch">bones</span>) Any bird in the genus Macronectes...
sticks and stones may <span class="searchmatch">break</span> my <span class="searchmatch">bones</span> Ellipsis of sticks and stones may <span class="searchmatch">break</span> my <span class="searchmatch">bones</span>, but words will never hurt me....
sticks and stones will <span class="searchmatch">break</span> my <span class="searchmatch">bones</span>, but words will never hurt me Alternative form of sticks and stones may <span class="searchmatch">break</span> my <span class="searchmatch">bones</span>, but words will never hurt...
sticks and stones will <span class="searchmatch">break</span> my <span class="searchmatch">bones</span>, but words will never harm me Alternative form of sticks and stones may <span class="searchmatch">break</span> my <span class="searchmatch">bones</span>, but words will never hurt...
and stones may <span class="searchmatch">break</span> my <span class="searchmatch">bones</span>; sticks and stones may <span class="searchmatch">break</span> my <span class="searchmatch">bones</span>, but words will never harm me; sticks and stones will <span class="searchmatch">break</span> my <span class="searchmatch">bones</span>, but words will...
sticks and stones may <span class="searchmatch">break</span> my <span class="searchmatch">bones</span>, but words will never harm me Alternative form of sticks and stones may <span class="searchmatch">break</span> my <span class="searchmatch">bones</span>, but words will never hurt...
See also: <span class="searchmatch">break</span>-<span class="searchmatch">bones</span> breakbones plural of breakbone Alternative form of <span class="searchmatch">break</span>-<span class="searchmatch">bones</span>. Bonebrakes...
Morris, The <span class="searchmatch">Bones</span>: The house don't fall when the <span class="searchmatch">bones</span> are good. (fists meeting equivalent to a high-five): fist bump, props Bonesman <span class="searchmatch">break</span>-<span class="searchmatch">bones</span> crossbones...
Bonebrakes plural of Bonebrake <span class="searchmatch">break</span>-<span class="searchmatch">bones</span>, breakbones...
Gebein (“<span class="searchmatch">bones</span>”), Swedish ben (“<span class="searchmatch">bone</span>; leg”), Norwegian and Icelandic bein (“<span class="searchmatch">bone</span>”), Breton benañ (“to cut, hew”), Latin perfinēs (“<span class="searchmatch">break</span> through, <span class="searchmatch">break</span> into...