# marybones

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Alternative form of marrowbones (“the shins or knees, chiefly in references to kneeling”).

## Etymology
From marrow + bone.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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