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Webster 1913 Edition
Ankle
An′kle
(ăṉ′k’l)
, Noun.
[OE.
ancle
, anclow
, AS. ancleow
; akin to Icel. ökkla
, ökli
, Dan. and Sw. ankel
, D. enklaauw
, enkel
, G. enkel
, and perh. OHG. encha
, ancha
thigh, shin: cf. Skr. anga
limb, anguri
finger. Cf. Haunch
.] The joint which connects the foot with the leg; the tarsus.
Ankle bone
, the bone of the ankle; the astragalus.
Webster 1828 Edition
Ankle
ANK'LE
,Noun.