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Hamstring   Listen
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Hamstring  n.  (Anat.) One of the great tendons situated in each side of the ham, or space back of the knee, and connected with the muscles of the back of the thigh.






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Hamstring" Quotes from Famous Books



... Jethro grasped the ax that was his favorite weapon. "Remember," he had whispered to the boys, "the back sinews of the legs are the only useful point to aim at; if they advance, separate, and if they make toward the girls try to get behind them and hamstring them." ...
— The Cat of Bubastes - A Tale of Ancient Egypt • G. A. Henty



Words linked to "Hamstring" :   crucify, hamstring tendon, frustrate, lame, rag, tendon



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