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hambone

[ham-bohn] / ˈhæmˌboʊn /




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If you plunk the hambone into a pot of water with a halved onion and boil it for a couple of hours, you’ll be rewarded with a deep, sultry broth.

From New York Times Dec. 8, 2021

Nine years after that, Ed called me up one day and asked, "You still do hambone?"

From Salon Nov. 21, 2020

If you happen to have a chicken carcass or a hambone on hand?

From Slate Dec. 26, 2019

For Norvell, it is also important to recognize that African-Americans in the northeast forged traditions of their own, though not as well known as Southern traditions such as banjo playing and juba, a dance style also called hambone.

From Reuters May 29, 2015

“You hambone, this ain’t war, this is water guns.”

From "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli




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