tibia, shinbone, shin bone, shin
(noun) the inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle
Source: WordNet® 3.1
tibiae
plural of tibia
• Taibei
Source: Wiktionary
Tib"i*a, n.; pl. Tibiæ. Etym: [L.]
1. (Anat.)
Definition: The inner, or preaxial, and usually the larger, of the two bones of the leg or hind limb below the knee.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The fourth joint of the leg of an insect. See Illust. under Coleoptera, and under Hexapoda.
3. (Antiq.)
Definition: A musical instrument of the flute kind, originally made of the leg bone of an animal.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 April 2024
(verb) reach, make, or come to a decision about something; “We finally decided after lengthy deliberations”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
