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point the bone (third-person singular simple present points the bone, present participle pointing the bone, simple past and past participle pointed the bone) (intransitive, Australia, dated, in Aboriginal culture) To pla…
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- point the bone (third-person singular simple present points the bone, present participle pointing the bone, simple past and past participle pointed the bone) (intransitive, Australia, dated, in Aboriginal culture) To place a curse on another person by pointing a bone at that person; to curse by performing a magic ritual. (Australia, by extension) To blame someone.