bone

nouncountable and uncountableB1UK /bəʊn/ US /boʊn/

A composite material consisting largely of calcium phosphate and collagen and making up the skeleton of most vertebrates.
Any of the components of an endoskeleton, made of this material.
A bone of a fish; a fishbone.
A bonefish.
One of the rigid parts of a corset that forms its frame, the boning, originally made of whalebone.
One of the fragments of bone held between the fingers of the hand and rattled together to keep time to music.
Anything made of bone, such as a bobbin for weaving bone lace.
The framework of anything.figuratively
An off-white colour, like the typical colour of bone.
A dollar.US, in the plural, informal
The wishbone formation.informal
An erect penis; a boner.slang
A domino or die.in the plural, slang
A cannabis cigarette; a joint.slang
A reward.figuratively

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I got a fish bone stuck in my throat.

Two dogs fight for a bone, and the third runs away with it.