Knucklebone

Sheep knucklebone floors were a passing fad among 19th-century estate owners, used for decorating gothic grottos and the like. ❋ Phil Gates (2010)

Just after the photo Pritch nabbed a knucklebone as large as her head ... who can blame her? ❋ Unknown (2009)

It was a huge knucklebone from a cow, I think, or a pig. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Beside her might have lain the tiny items that she used in her ritual: amber, seashells, knucklebone, and glass. ❋ Barry Strauss (2009)

Apocalyptic knucklebone, black-letter font so antique among the modern things, you cause the room to flinch at my intrusion, quaver in corners, trill in mortised triplets the crowded heavy boots, sodden mat, stiff thicket of broom. ❋ Unknown (2008)

“Bonsoir yourself,” Lesgourges replied, as he popped a curved knucklebone into his mouth, to suck it clean. ❋ Noah Charney (2007)

Most of the sailors on the beach were asleep except for a few sitting around fading campfires playing knucklebone dice. ❋ Gemmell, David (2005)

With a piece of knucklebone-Ayla thought it came from a woolly rhinoceros -- Tronie mashed the seeds to a paste. ❋ Auel, Jean M. (1985)

I am offering you a job with importance for no reason except I think you can do it better than some knucklebone heads on Earth. ❋ Anderson, Poul, 1926-2001 (1978)

There might have been more pork on the knucklebone, -- which knucklebone the carver at the cook's shop had assuredly not forgotten in carving for previous customers -- but there was no stint of seasoning, and that is an accessory dreamily suggesting pork, and pleasantly cheating the sense of taste. ❋ Charles Dickens (1841)

When Mark Funkhouser decided to run for mayor in late 2006, he seemed like an answer to Kansas City's prayers: a lifelong public servant without so much as a knucklebone of corruption in his closet. ❋ Joe Miller (2009)

But at least he's not knucklebone stupid while doing it, and is trying new things at every turn. ❋ Unknown (2009)

There might have been more pork on the knucklebone, — which knucklebone the carver at the cook’s shop had assuredly not forgotten in carving for previous customers — but there was no stint of seasoning, and that is an accessory dreamily suggesting pork, and pleasantly cheating the sense of taste. ❋ Unknown (2007)

But it’s just so pretty: I can’t decide whether to keep it for pirate booty or save it for my knucklebone collection. somewhat like “The Amityville Toaster” but only partial dead hand involved ❋ Elizabeth McClung (2006)