fibula
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2VERB + FIBULA
broke, shattered
FIBULA + NOUN
football
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noun
An ancient kind of brooch used to hold clothing together, similar in function to the modern safety pin.
Most of the fibulae have a triangular molding above the notch, which probably contained wound wire. The crossbar is decorated either with a flat knob or with a Persian merlon.
The smaller of the two bones in the lower leg.
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4Most of the fibulae have a triangular molding above the notch, which probably contained wound wire. The crossbar is decorated either with a flat knob or with a Persian merlon.
WiktionaryI dislocated my ankle, and I also broke my tibia and fibula bones.
Tatoeba · #4097564The crew whispered that the commodore's limp came from a musket ball that shattered his fibula.
Tatoeba · #13579654Tom broke his fibula playing football.
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