kneepan

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

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noun a small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint

From knee + pan.

Fauchelevent had dislocated his kneepan in his fall. — Les Misérables, Victor Hugo
Step, now, or I'll crack open yer kneepans, ye robin's egg." — Red Men and White, Owen Wister
Yes, we became very wakeful; so much so that our recumbent position began to grow wearisome, and by little and little we found ourselves sitting up; the clothes well tucked around us, leaning against the head-board with our four knees drawn up close together, and our two noses bending over them, as if our kneepans were warming-pans. — Moby Dick; Or, The Whale, Herman Melville

patella, kneecap

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