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telling bones

telling bones is the plural of telling bone.

Meaning of telling bone

Noun

telling bone (plural telling bones)

  1. (humorous, preceded by definite article) The telephone.
    • “Oh great magician! Conjure more voices with thy telling bone.”1970, Richard Carpenter, Catweazle, Harmondsworth: Puffin Books, page 111

Questions about telling bones

What is telling bones the plural of?
Telling bones is the plural of telling bone.

Words near telling bones in the dictionary

  1. telling a story
  2. telling against
  3. telling all
  4. telling apart
  5. telling bone
  6. telling bones
  7. telling fortunes
  8. telling it like it is
  9. telling it to the hand
  10. telling its own tale
  11. telling noses

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