rawboned

[ raw-bohnd ]

adjective

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

rawboned

/ ˈrɔːˈbəʊnd /

adjective

1. having a lean bony physique

Word History and Origins

Origin of rawboned¹

First recorded in 1585–95; raw + boned

Example Sentences

For Bob, Mr. Gordon succeeded in capturing a big, rawboned white horse with a gift of astonishing speed.

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Monsieur le capitaine was a great, rawboned corporal, with a pretty little maid-servant on his arm.

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Several others were rawboned and sallow, as if they had been beaten upon by all sorts of rough weather.

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From the outskirts of the crowd a rawboned giant forced his way inward.

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Bald, old and horribly skinny was the third horseman bouncing up and down on the rawboned back of his black steed.

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