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rawboned

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raw·boned  (rôbnd)
adj.
Having a lean gaunt frame with prominent bones. See Synonyms at lean2.
rawboned [ˈrɔːˈbəʊnd]
adj
having a lean bony physique
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Adj.1.rawboned - having a lean and bony physique; "a rawboned cow hand"
lean, thin - lacking excess flesh; "you can't be too rich or too thin"; "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare
Translations
rawboned [ˈrɔːˈbəʊnd] ADJ → huesudo
rawboned [ˌrɔːˈbəʊnd] adj → scarno/a
rawboned [ˌrɔːˈbəʊnd] adj → scarno/a


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The clerk was an old crony of the proprietor's, an awkward, rawboned giant of a man, with a lean, sallow face, a broad mouth, and whiskers under his chin, the very type and body of a prairie farmer.
The Jungle by Sinclair, Upton View in context
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