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Definition of sawbones noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

sawbones

noun

/ˈsɔːbəʊnz/

/ˈsɔːbəʊnz/

(plural sawbones)

(old-fashioned, informal)

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a doctor or surgeon

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