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Mar 14, 2018

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scofflaw
killjoy
sawbones
spoilsport
dreadnought

Saw Bones
“I have a theory, but let’s wait for the x-rays.”

Cartoon: Dan Piraro

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sawbones

PRONUNCIATION:

(SAW-bonz)

MEANING:

noun: A doctor, especially a surgeon.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Old English saga (to cut with a saw) + ban (bone). Earliest documented use: 1837.

USAGE:

“The sawbones then manipulated my right arm back into its socket and secured it in a sling.”
Christopher Joll; The Speedicut Papers 4; AuthorHouse; 2018.

See more usage examples of sawbones in Vocabulary.com’s dictionary.

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth. -Albert Einstein, physicist, Nobel laureate (14 Mar 1879-1955)

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