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Ankle

/ˈæŋkəl/
A joint located between the foot and the leg, allowing the foot to move up and down and rotate.

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Examples:

The broken wall washed quickly down, washed around ankles, around knees.

But his ankle was held fast by the wood.

"Please father!" cried Juliet, falling and grabbing her father's ankles.

Etymology:

etymology
The term ankle originated from the Old English word ancleow, which was replaced in Middle English by the Old Norse word ǫkkli.

Usage Statistics:

15 mentions per 1 million words Frequency
Moderate
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