shoulder blade

noun

1. the scapula.

shoulder blade

noun

1. the nontechnical name for scapula

shoulder blade

/ shōl′dər /

1. See scapula

Word History and Origins

Origin of shoulder blade¹

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300

Example Sentences

The man, his clothes dusty and his arms streaked with red, had a broken shoulder blade and a punctured lung.

From Los Angeles Times

Ehrlic commented in IndieWire that "Phoenix looks even skinnier here than he did in Joker, his shoulder blades threatening to cut two holes straight through his back".

From BBC

Patients applied 5 milliliters of the drug combo between their shoulder blades every day for a year-and-a-half.

From Salon

Jakavien punctured a lung and shattered bones in his spine and shoulder blade.

From Seattle Times

“Where is the other arm and shoulder blade?”

From Seattle Times