歯は骨ぼねMeanings1nountooth; gumsarchaicArchaic term for teeth and gums, no longer used in modern Japanese. Found only in historical or classical texts.古こ文ぶん書しょには「歯は骨ぼねの痛いたみ」という表ひょう現げんが見みられる。In old documents, the expression 'pain of the teeth and gums' can be found.