sawbones

saw·bones

[saw-bohnz]
noun, plural saw·bones, saw·bones·es. ( used with a singular verb ) Slang.
a surgeon or physician.

Origin:
1830–40; saw1 + bone + -s3

Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source Link To sawbones
Collins
World English Dictionary
sawbones (ˈsɔːˌbəʊnz) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n , pl -bones, -boneses
slang a surgeon or doctor

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
00:10
Sawbones is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
Slang Dictionary

sawbones definition


  1. n.
    a doctor. (Folksy. Referring to someone who amputates limbs.) : Call the sawbones. This is an emergency.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature
FAVORITES
RECENT