hipbone
[ hip-bohn ]
/ ˈhɪpˌboʊn /
noun
the ilium.
Words nearby hipbone
hip pocket,
hip roof,
hip-hop,
hip-huggers,
hipaa,
hipbone,
hiphugger,
hiplength,
hipp-,
hipparch,
hipparchus
Example sentences from the Web for hipbone
I was fortunately too near for the full effect of the blow, but the hoof took me at the hipbone, and for the moment paralyzed me.
In Direst Peril |David Christie MurrayHe hoisted the box to the level of his hipbone, feeling as if his spine would snap.
The Saracen: The Holy War |Robert Shea
British Dictionary definitions for hipbone
Medical definitions for hipbone
hipbone
[ hĭp′bōn′ ]
n.
Either of two large flat bones formed by the fusion of ilium, ischium, and pubis, constituting the lateral half of the pelvis and articulating with its fellow, with the sacrum, and with the femur.
coxa innominate bone
Scientific definitions for hipbone
hipbone
[ hĭp′bōn′ ]
Either of two large, flat bones, each forming one of the outer borders of the pelvis in mammals and consisting of the fused ilium, ischium, and pubis.