sawbones

saw·bones

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [saw-bohnz]
- /ˈsɔˌboʊnz/
- /ˈsɔːbəʊnz/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [saw-bohnz]
- /ˈsɔˌboʊnz/

Definitions of sawbones word

noun plural sawbones a surgeon or physician. 1
noun sawbones a surgeon or doctor 0
noun sawbones a doctor; esp., a surgeon 0

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Origin of sawbones

First appearance:

before 1830

One of the 36% newest English words

1830-40; saw1 + bone + -s3

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Parts of speech for Sawbones

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Sawbones

sawbones popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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Synonyms for sawbones

noun sawbones

doc — Directed Oc
in-tern — to restrict to or confine within prescribed limits, as prisoners of war, enemy aliens, or combat troops who take refuge in a neutral country.
md — Doctor of Medicine
mds — Master of Dental Surgery
docs — Plural form of doc.

All 5 Synonyms of sawbones