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Meaning of bone in her teeth | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

(of a boat or ship) A prominent bow wave (as a result of high speed).
colloquial, idiomatic
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bone, in, her, teeth.

Examples

“Big E in her heyday – deck packed with Sailors and warbirds, a bone in her teeth and course set for the distant horizon.”

“For quotations using this term, see Citations:bone in her teeth.”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

bone in one's body bone in the throat bone lace bone loss bone marrow bone meal