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rawhead and bloodybones

rawhead and bloodybones noun: a pair of monsters or bugbears, used to frighten children.

Noun

rawhead and bloodybones pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) A pair of monsters or bugbears, used to frighten children.

Questions about rawhead and bloodybones

What does rawhead and bloodybones mean?
Rawhead and bloodybones means a pair of monsters or bugbears, used to frighten children.
What part of speech is rawhead and bloodybones?
Rawhead and bloodybones is a noun.

Words near rawhead and bloodybones in the dictionary

  1. Rawe
  2. rawed
  3. rawer
  4. Rawes
  5. rawest
  6. rawhead and bloodybones
  7. rawhide
  8. rawhided
  9. rawhider
  10. rawhiders
  11. rawhides

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