sawbones

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

Origin of sawbones

1
First recorded in 1830–40; saw1 + bone + -s3

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British Dictionary definitions for sawbones

sawbones

/ (ˈsɔːˌbəʊnz) /


nounplural -bones or -boneses
  1. slang a surgeon or doctor

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