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Definition of ancle

"ancle" is probably misspelled. Trying ankle instead Definition of ankle

1. ankle [ n ] a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus

Used in print:

(The Dallas Morning News,...)

End Gene_Raesz , who broke a hand in the Owl 's game with LSU , was back working_out with Rice_Monday , and John_Nichols , sophomore guard , moved_back into action after a week 's idleness with an ankle injury .

Halfback Bud_Priddy , slowed for almost a month by a slowly mending sprained ankle , joined TCU 's workout Monday .

(St. Louis Post-Dispatch,...)

`` Bill_White ( sore ankles ) should be ready .

(Robert Penn Warren, Wilderness....)

Adam watched his own hands make the caressing , anxious movement that , when rain falls and nobody comes , and ruin draws_close like a cat rubbing against the ankles , has been the ritual of stall vendors , forever .

(John Cheever, "The Brigadier and the Golf Widow,"...)

Show her the new swimming_pool and she would say , slapping her ankle , `` I suppose this must be where you breed your gigantic mosquitoes '' .

Synonyms ankle articulatio_talocruralis mortise_joint ankle_joint Related Terms gliding_joint leg anklebone

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