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    raw-boned

    adjective

    • 1. having a bony or gaunt physique: "raw-boned farmhands"

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  2. RAW-BONED definition: 1. used to describe an animal that has little flesh on its bones so that its bones can be seen…. Learn more.

  3. The meaning of RAWBONED is relatively thin with prominent bone structure; also : heavy-framed and rugged but not attractively built. How to use rawboned in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Rawboned.

  4. RAW-BONED meaning: 1. used to describe an animal that has little flesh on its bones so that its bones can be seen…. Learn more.

  5. Rawboned definition: having little flesh, especially on a large-boned frame; gaunt.. See examples of RAWBONED used in a sentence.

  6. Define rawboned. rawboned synonyms, rawboned pronunciation, rawboned translation, English dictionary definition of rawboned. adj. Having a lean, gaunt frame with prominent bones. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

  7. Definition of raw-boned adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  8. adjective. lean; gaunt. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. Word Frequency. rawboned in American English. (ˈrɔˈbound) adjective. having little flesh, esp. on a large-boned frame; gaunt. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.

  9. The earliest known use of the adjective raw-boned is in the early 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for raw-boned is from 1600, in the writing of Ben Jonson, poet and playwright. raw-boned is formed within English, by compounding.

  10. A complete guide to the word "RAWBONED": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

  11. Jun 7, 2024 · Adjective. [ edit] rawboned. Of a person: bony and thin; having prominent bones; gaunt . Anagrams. [ edit] bear down, downbear. Categories: English compound terms. English 2-syllable words. English terms with IPA pronunciation. English lemmas. English adjectives. English terms with quotations. English parasynthetic adjectives.