rawboned

[ raw-bohnd ]

/ ˈrɔˈboʊnd /

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adjective

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

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raw-boned, raw-head, raw-pack method, rawalpindi, rawaru, rawboned, rawhide, rawhide hammer, rawin, rawinsonde, rawlings

Origin of rawboned

First recorded in 1585–95; raw + boned

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Examples from the Web for rawboned

A glance showed Ashton that the saddle and bridle were his own, but that the horse was a big, rawboned beast.
Out of the Depths|Robert Ames Bennet
In front of it was a rusty-looking chaise drawn by a rawboned horse, whose skin was worn away in several places.
Bernard Brooks' Adventures|Horatio Alger, Jr.
Then he conducted the lean, lank, rawboned rustic into the presence of the judges.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 7|Elbert Hubbard
Rushing along the path leading to the farmhouse, a gaunt, rawboned farmer was sprinting as for a prize.
Airship Andy|Frank V. Webster

Mr. Hill's Daniel was the laughing-stock of the irreverent; he was a very tall, ancient horse, lean and rawboned, with a rat tail.
Horace Chase|Constance Fenimore Woolson

British Dictionary definitions for rawboned

rawboned

/ (ˈrɔːˈbəʊnd) /

adjective

having a lean bony physique

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rawboned

adjective

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Origin of rawboned

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rawboned

adjective

Medicine definitions for rawboned

rawboned

adj.