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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ankle \An"kle\ ([a^][ng]"k'l), n. [OE. ancle, anclow AS ancleow akin to Icel. ["o]kkla, ["o]kli, Dan. and Sw ankel, D. enklaauw enkel G. enkel and perh. OHG. encha, ancha thigh, shin: cf Skr. anga limb, anguri finger. Cf {Haunch}.] The joint which connects the foot with the leg; the tarsus. {Ankle bone}, the bone of the ankle; the astragalus. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: ankle n : a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus [syn: {ankle joint}, {mortise joint}, {articulatio talocruralis}]
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