English Explanatory Dictionary

hambone

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The bone at the center of a ham
  2. A ham; an eager or inferior performer
  3. A certain type of dance that involves making noise with the body, especially by slapping parts of the body with one's hands
  4. Four consecutive strikes.
verb
  1. To dance the hambone.

Pronunciation

En-au-hambone.ogg

Word forms

hambone hambones ham-bone hamboning hamboned

Etymology

From ham + bone.

Synonyms

ham hamfatter overactor tear-cat Juba dance
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