dry bone

noun

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Meanings

noundry bone (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebusinesssmithsonite
  2. uncountableUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see dry, bone.

Origin

Some specimens resemble dried bone.

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APA

dry bone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dry%20bone

MLA

“dry bone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dry%20bone. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dry bone,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dry%20bone.

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