Meaning & use
rawboned
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Having a lean, bony, or rugged physical build.
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The rawboned farmer had worked the land for fifty years.
A tall, rawboned stranger walked into the saloon.
A note on using this word
Often used in older or literary writing to evoke a hardy, weathered appearance.
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plumpstocky
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