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    ‖Ancon , n.; L. pl. Ancones . [L., fr. Gr. ἀγκών the bent arm, elbow; any hook or bend.] (Anat.) The olecranon, or the elbow.
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    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.
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    { Ancon , Ancone , } n. [See Ancon, above.] (Arch.) (a) The corner or quoin of a wall, cross-beam, or rafter. [Obs.] Gwilt. (b) A bracket supporting a cornice; a console.
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    Crossette , n. [F., dim. of crosse. See Crosier.] (Arch.) (a) A return in one of the corners of the architrave of a door or window; -- called also ancon, ear, elbow. (b) The shoulder of a joggled keystone.
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