Ancones

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ancon \An"con\ ([a^][ng]"k[o^]m), n.; L. pl. {Ancones}. [L., fr.
     Gr. 'agkw`n the bent arm, elbow; any hook or bend.] (Anat.)
     The olecranon, or the elbow.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     {Ancon sheep} (Zool.), a breed of sheep with short crooked


        legs and long back. It originated in Massachusetts in
        1791; -- called also the {otter breed}.
        [1913 Webster] Ancon

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  ancones
       See {ancon}