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Definition
a crack (or break) of a hard object — such as bone or rock; or the act of cracking or breaking
- The doctors in Ogallala said Bob's skull was fractured; you couldn't put a splint on a skull; probably he'd die.Chapters 75-76 (27% in)
- Often when she was cleaning him, bathing his soiled loins and thighs with warm water, the stem of life between his legs would raise itself, growing as if a fractured skull meant nothing to it.Chapters 75-76 (27% in)
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