aitchbone
See also: aitch-bone
English
Alternative forms
aitch-bone, H bone
Etymology
From rebracketing of "a nache-bone" to "an aitchbone". See natch, bone. Attested since the late 1400s, and initially also spelled hach- with a spurious h.[1]
Noun
aitchbone (plural aitchbones)
- A cut of beef lying above the rump bone.
- The rump bone itself.
Synonyms
- edgebone
References
- “aitchbone” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.