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bone-dry
bone-dry
/
ˈboʊnˈdraɪ
/
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[
bohn
-
drahy
]
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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
—
adj
informal
a. completely dry:
a bone-dry well
b. (
postpositive
):
the well was bone dry
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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