Meaning

1 senses
  1. (informal)The final fused vertebrae at the base of the spine; the coccyx.

Examples

5 sentences
  1. He fell and hurt his tailbone.

    deEr fiel und stieß sich den Steiß. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  2. He fell and hit his tailbone.

    ruПадая, он ударился копчиком. — marafon

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  3. I fell and hit my tailbone.

    ruЯ упал и ударился копчиком. — marafon

  4. He hurt his tailbone when he fell.

    ruПадая, он ударился копчиком. — marafon

  5. He broke his tailbone when he fell down the stairs.

    ruОн сломал копчик, упав с лестницы. — marafon

Origin

From tail + bone.

From tail + bone.

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Forms

plural: tailbones
Singulartailbone
Pluraltailbones

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
tailbone — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto