aitchbone Syllabification: (aitch·bone)Pronunciation: /ˈāCHˌbōn/Definition of aitchbone noun the buttock or rump bone of cattle. a cut of beef lying over this. Origin: late 15th century: from dialect nache 'rump', from Old French, based on Latin natis 'buttock(s)', + bone. The initial n in a nache-bone was lost by wrong division; compare with adder1aitchbone in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of aitchbone in the British & World English dictionary
