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hench ben

nounbody

bone from an animal's hip

The bone from the haunch (hip/rump) of an animal.

Example in use

Gie us the hench ben.

Pronunciation

Say it like this

/HENCH-BEN/

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Origin & context

scotsolderneutral

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