spinebones
nounUK /ˈspaɪn.bəʊnz/
US /ˈspaɪn.boʊnz/
Spinebones are the small hard bones that make up your backbone.
The doctor felt along her spinebones to check her back.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. The bones of an animal's back, often used in cooking or crafts.
The soup was made with spinebones from a fish.
3. A playful or informal word for the backbone as a whole.
He stretched his spinebones after sitting all day.
4. Bony ridges or parts along the back of a book or object.
The old book's spinebones were cracked and worn.