bones means A percussive folk musical instrument played as a pair in one hand, often made from bovine ribs. Lexicurio rates it Distinctive — a strength score of 65 out of 100.
bones is pronounced /bəʊnz/.
noun
- A percussive folk musical instrument played as a pair in one hand, often made from bovine ribs.
- Dice for gambling.
- Synonym of fist bump.
- The framework or foundation of something.“The house don't fall when the bones are good.”
- A surgeon.“And then the door swung wide upon its hinges, and Bones - our surgeon - Dr. Sawin, outside the service - broke into the room with his favorite greeting: “Hello, inside! Never mind the guard!”