anklebone

From Middle English ancle bone; equivalent to ankle +‎ bone.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈaŋk(ə)lbəʊn/

anklebone (plural anklebones)

1. The bone of the ankle, forming the lower part of the ankle joint and joining with the tibia and fibula.

   Synonyms: talus, astragalus, astragal, huckle bone

   • 1526, [William Tyndale, transl.], The Newe Testamẽt […] (Tyndale Bible), [Worms, Germany: Peter Schöffer], →OCLC, The Actes off the Apostles iij:[7–8], folio clvii, recto:

     And immediatly his fete ãd anclebones receaved ſtrenght / and he ſprange / ſtode / ãd alſo walked / ãd entred with them into the temple walkinge / and leapynge / and laudynge god.