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bonesetting

bonesetting noun: the trade of a bonesetter, the practice of realigning broken or disjointed bones.

Noun

bonesetting (uncountable)

  1. the trade of a bonesetter, the practice of realigning broken or disjointed bones

Origin of bonesetting

From bone + setting.

Questions about bonesetting

What does bonesetting mean?
Bonesetting means the trade of a bonesetter, the practice of realigning broken or disjointed bones.
What part of speech is bonesetting?
Bonesetting is a noun.

Words near bonesetting in the dictionary

  1. Boneses
  2. boneset
  3. bonesets
  4. bonesetter
  5. bonesetters
  6. bonesetting
  7. boneshaker
  8. boneshakers
  9. boneshaking
  10. Bonesman
  11. bonesmashing

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