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hip bone
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
hip bone
(noun)
hip bone
noun
plural
hip bones
hip bone
noun
plural
hip bones
Britannica Dictionary definition of HIP BONE
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the large bone between your waist and your legs that has sides that spread outward to form the hips
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