sawbones
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saw·bones

noun \ˈs-ˌbōnz\
plural sawbones or saw·bones·es

Definition of SAWBONES

slang

Examples of SAWBONES

  1. <a real old-timer who remembers when you could expect a sawbones to make a house call>

First Known Use of SAWBONES

1837

Rhymes with SAWBONES

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