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bone dry

[bohn-drahy]

adjective

1.

very dry.

2.

very thirsty.

3.

Slang. dry (def. 17).

4.

Ceramics. (of clay) thoroughly dried.

Origin:
1815–25

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bone dry
adjective
without a trace of moisture; as dry as a weathered bone; "bone-dry leaves are a fire hazard"; "a drier to get the clothes bone dry" [syn: bone-dry]

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