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Bones

//bəʊnz// name, noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    plural of Bone form-of, plural
  2. 2
    A surname.
Noun
  1. 1
    plural of bone form-of, plural
  2. 2
    A percussive folk musical instrument played as a pair in one hand, often made from bovine ribs.
  3. 3
    A surgeon.

    "And then the door swung wide upon its hinges, and Bones - our surgeon - Dr. Sawin, outside the service - broke into the room with his favorite greeting: “Hello, inside! Never mind the guard!"

  4. 4
    (used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance wordnet
  5. 5
    A pair of dice for gambling.
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  1. 6
    Synonym of fist bump. informal
  2. 7
    The framework or foundation of something. plural, plural-only

    "The house don't fall when the bones are good."

Verb
  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of bone form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

Etymology

From sawbones.

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