bones
noun#1,928
Translations
- ボーンボーン
- 硬骨こうこつ
- こつこつ
- 骨ほね
English definition
- (used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance
Examples
- Our dog buries its bones in the garden.
- When you talk of the devil you will hear his bones rattle.