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stifle

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) stifle (noun)
  2. 2) stifle (verb)
  3. stifle bone (noun)

1sti·fle

noun \ˈstī-fəl\

Definition of STIFLE

: the joint next above the hock in the hind leg of a quadruped (as a horse or dog) corresponding to the human knee — see horse illustration

Origin of STIFLE

Middle English
First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with STIFLE

rifle, trifle

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