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raw·boned
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adjective
having little flesh, especially on a large-boned frame; gaunt.
Origin:
1585–95;
raw
+
boned
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rawboned
(ˈrɔːˈbəʊnd)
—
adj
having a lean bony physique
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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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
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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