ANKLE

ankle, ankle joint, mortise joint, articulatio talocruralis

(noun) a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

ankle (plural ankles)

The skeletal joint which connects the foot with the leg; the uppermost portion of the foot and lowermost portion of the leg, which contain this skeletal joint.

Coordinate terms

• spat

• wrist

Verb

ankle (third-person singular simple present ankles, present participle ankling, simple past and past participle ankled)

(US, slang) To walk.

(cycling) To cyclically angle the foot at the ankle while pedaling, to maximize the amount of work applied to the pedal during each revolution.

Source: Wiktionary

An"kle, n. Etym: [OE. ancle, anclow, AS. ancleow; akin to Icel. ökkla, ökli, Dan. and Sw. ankel, D. enklaauw, enkel, G. enkel, and perh. OHG. encha, ancha thigh, shin: cf. Skr. anga limb, anguri finger. Cf. Haunch.]

Definition: The joint which connects the foot with the leg; the tarsus. Ankle bone, the bone of the ankle; the astragalus.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition