English Explanatory Dictionary

ruel-bone

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A piece of ivory, generally from a marine mammal.

Word forms

ruel-bone ruel-bones

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Middle English rewell bon, ruel bon (“walrus ivory”), from Old French roal, rohal (“walrus ivory”), ultimately from Old Norse hrosshvalr (“walrus”).

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