Ancon (Elbow)
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ANCON (from the Gr. ayK wv), the anatomical name for "elbow"; "ancones" in architecture are the projecting bosses left on stone blocks or on drums of columns, ...
Ancone (Ancon)
Alternate names: Console, S scroll, Scroll
Architecture ...
So it has probably been with the turnspit dog; and this is known to have been the case with the ancon sheep.
The Origin of Species by Darwin, Charles View in context
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Ancones - Brackets or consoles on either side of a doorway, supporting a cornice ...
 See also: Architecture, House, Classical, Cornice, Roman
  
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