rawboned

[ raw-bohnd ]

/ ˈrɔˈboʊnd /

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adjective

having little flesh, especially on a large-boned frame; gaunt.

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Origin of rawboned

First recorded in 1585–95; raw + boned

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How to use rawboned in a sentence

Raw eel seemed to be popular during and after the Middle Ages.
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The script would be used as more than just raw material, but would need to be fudged.
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The raw materials— tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold—were dubbed “conflict minerals.”
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But there was a lot of raw violence in the humor of the time.
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It makes out of the savage raw material which is our basal mental stuff, a citizen.
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It had come on to rain, and the raw dampness mingled itself with the dusky uproar of the Strand.
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The evening was cold and raw and so dark that it was almost impossible to distinguish people on the badly lighted little platform.
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This problem was solved by a native coming along driving a raw-boned horse before a rickety wagon.
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The comparison of the cost of production, therefore, with the value of the raw material, shows a very large margin of profit.
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British Dictionary definitions for rawboned

rawboned

/ (ˈrɔːˈbəʊnd) /

adjective

having a lean bony physique

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