rawboned

English

Etymology

raw +‎ boned

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɹɔːboʊnd/

Adjective

rawboned

1. (of a person) thin and bony; having prominent bones; gaunt
   • 1863, Sheridan Le Fanu, The House by the Churchyard:

     […] and that rancid, raw-boned parson, Gillespie—how the plague did they pick him up?—one of the mutes told Bob 'twas he.

Anagrams

• bear down, downbear