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raw⋅boned

   [raw-bohnd]
–adjective
having little flesh, esp. on a large-boned frame; gaunt.
Origin:
1585–95; raw + boned
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raw·boned     (rô'bōnd')  Pronunciation Key 
adj.   Having a lean gaunt frame with prominent bones. See Synonyms at lean2.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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rawboned

adjective
having a lean and bony physique; "a rawboned cow hand" 

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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rawboned raw·boned (rô'bōnd')
adj.
Having a lean, gaunt frame with prominent bones.

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Rawboned

Raw"boned`\, a. Having little flesh on the bones; gaunt. --Shak.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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