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rawboned

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raw⋅boned

  [raw-bohnd]
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–adjective
having little flesh, esp. on a large-boned frame; gaunt.
Origin:
1585–95; raw + boned
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raw·boned   (rô'bōnd')   
adj.  Having a lean gaunt frame with prominent bones. See Synonyms at lean2.
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rawboned raw·boned (rô'bōnd')
adj.
Having a lean, gaunt frame with prominent bones.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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