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Definition of Ankles
1. ankle [v] - See also: ankle
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ankles
Literary usage of Ankles
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Missionary Review of the World by James Lutzweiler (1901)
"Almost any garment would look well set off by the long Russian hoots, the soft
leather wrinkling about the ankles. Their coats and waistcoats fit to the ..."
2. The Popular Science Monthly by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1886)
"The long, muscular arms reach to the ankles when the animal is in an erect
position, and are altogether out of proportion with the rest of the body. ..."
3. Rural Rides in the Counties of Surrey, Kent, Sussex, Hants, Berks, Oxford by William Cobbett (1908)
"The girls at work in the fields (always my standard) are not in rags, with bits
of shoes tied on their feet and rags tied round their ankles, as they had in ..."
4. Taxidermy by Leon Luther Pray (1913)
"Peel the leg skins back over ankles and wrists (see Fig. 13). If tail was split,
peel it down next, beginning at tip. Now return to the abdominal incision ..."
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